Trends Of Change Regarding Poverty In The Republic Of Serbia In The Period 2006-2010

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess poverty in Serbia in the period 2006-2010. This paper analyzes the percentage of the poor by: type of neighborhood, regional distribution, household type, age, involvement of children and adults, level of education and socio -economic status of the household. The following methods of descriptive statistics were applied: the average value of the appearance, the interval of variation, standard deviation, coefficient of variation and the rate of change. It points to the differences in the values of consumer units denominated in RSD, which is used as a threshold for determining the percentage of the poor population. The research results indicate that the poorest are multi-member households and adults at the age of 19-24.Paper work is part of the project research 46006 "Sustainable agriculture and rural development in function of Republic of Serbia strategic goals achievement within the Danube region", and project 179028 "Rural work market and rural economics of Serbiadiversification of income and decrease of rural poverty" financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.

Trends Of Change Regarding Poverty In The Republic Of Serbia In The Period 2006-2010

“…In accordance with previous findings for both forms of expression the percentage of the poor population is reasonable, and obvious explanation is that there is a simultaneous increase in unemployment and inflation, which in turn affects the growth rates of poverty RS (Grujić et al, 2013).…”

“…In Republic of Serbia poverty is exposed to population living in non-urban areas, then the multi-member households (especially those that are composed of several children, the unemployed and inactive members), households with a lower educational level and so on (Grujić et al, 2013).…”