Approximation of distribution of Poland’s population’s income according to Dagum and Zenga models

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-286
Author(s):  
Kamila Trzcińska
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Distribution ◽  
Polish Population ◽  
Household Budget Survey ◽  
Dagum Distribution ◽  
Wage Distributions ◽  
Household Budget ◽  
New Distribution

The aim of this paper is to analyse the income of the population of Poland using the Dagum and the Zenga distributions. The Zenga distribution, introduced in 2010, is a new distribution which has not been yet applied to analysing wages and income in Poland. The paper presents both the Dagum and Zenga distributions, as well as the results of the approximations of wage distributions drawn from the 2014 household budget survey. The calculated degree of compliance of the theoretical distribution with the empirical one demonstrates that the Zenga distribution describes the distribution of the income of the Polish population more reliably than the Dagum distribution, which so far has been regarded as one of the best.

scholarly journals Catastrophic Expenditure on Medicines: An Analysis Based on The Portuguese Household Budget Survey 2015/2016

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Carlota QUINTAL ◽  
José LOPES
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Catastrophic Health Expenditure ◽  
System Evaluation ◽  
Financial Protection ◽  
Catastrophic Expenditure ◽  
Household Budget Survey ◽  
Household Budget

Financial protection is a core dimension of health system evaluation; therefore, several works on catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) have been developed. There are, however, some gaps in the literature; hence, this work aims to look at CHE from a different angle, analysing the money spent by households.

Assessment of households living standard by voivodships — meanders of taxonomic analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
Artur Czech ◽  
Teresa Słaby
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
National Development ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Standard Measure ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Consumption Expenditure ◽  
Household Budget Survey ◽  
Taxonomic Analysis ◽  
Household Budget ◽  
Aggregate Variable

The article presents the results of the household living standards research based on the analysis of consumption expenditure by voivodships. The research was conducted with the exception of voivodship capitals as they are national development centers with higher consumption. The assessment of the level and structure of consumption in the Mazowieckie voivodship made the authors narrow the scope of data, which showed a significant overestimation of the results due to the presence of Warsaw in the dataset. Taxonomic analysis methods in the form of classical and order measure were used in the research. The analysis was based on the set of characteristics generated on the basis of data for 2014 from the Household Budget Survey carried out by the CSO. Particular attention was paid to the households expenditure for which the need of aggregate variable construction was emphasized, related to leisure time spending as one of the living standard measure.

Collaboration between Statistics Poland and the Institute of Social Economy in the field of social research in 1920–1939

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 47-64
Author(s):  
Bożena Łazowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Household Budget Survey ◽  
The Social ◽  
Household Budget ◽  
The Way

The article presents the collaboration between Statistics Poland (GUS) and the Institute of Social Economy (IGS) in the field of social research in the period of the Second Polish Republic. On the basis of historical sources and studies it was possible to determine the scope of research undertaken by both institutions in this field and the way of organisation of their joint projects, the most important of which was the household budget survey. The smooth cooperation between the IGS and Statistics Poland was possible mostly thanks to the fact that a significant part of Statistics Poland’s managerial and research teams worked for IGS. The collaboration between both institutions yielded over one hundred publications, a majority of which concerned the social situation in Poland.

scholarly journals Estimations of daily energy and nutrient availability based on nationally representative household budget survey data. The Data Food Networking (DAFNE) project

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1422-1429 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Naska ◽  
E Oikonomou ◽  
A Trichopoulou ◽  
K Wagner ◽  
K Gedrich
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Availability ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Food Composition ◽  
Household Budget Survey ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Household Budget ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Total Fat ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Composition Table

AbstractObjectiveTo describe a cost-efficient method for estimating energy and nutrient availability using household budget survey (HBS) data.DesignFour different approaches were tested and the results were compared with published nutrient intake data. The selected method was exemplarily applied in German and Greek data.SettingGermany, 1998; Greece, 1998/99.MaterialNationally representative HBSs.ResultsComparisons showed that HBS-based estimates were generally close to intake data when results were presented as contributions to daily energy intake. Daily energy and protein availabilities were similar in Germany and Greece. Differences were observed in the availability of carbohydrates (German households reported a 5 percentage points higher contribution to daily energy availability) and lipids (Greek households recorded higher values for total fat, but lower values for saturated fat). Meat, added lipids and potatoes were important energy suppliers in Germany, whereas in Greece the first three energy suppliers were added lipids, cereals and meat. In both countries, meat, cereals, milk and cheese were important protein sources and cereals, potatoes, fruits and nuts contributed more than 60% of the daily carbohydrate availability. Added lipids were the major source of fat in the daily diet of both countries, but their contribution amounted to less than one-third in Germany and two-thirds in Greece.ConclusionsNational HBS data can be used for monitoring and comparing nutrient availability among representative population samples of different countries. The ground is set for the development of a harmonised food composition table to be applied to HBS food data at international level.

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