Poverty by Demographic Composition, 2006 and 2016

	Poverty Headcount Rate %			Distribution of the Poor %			Distribution of Population %
	SLC/HBS 2006	SLC/HBS 2016	Change	SLC/HBS 2006	SLC/HBS 2016	Change	SLC/HBS 2006	SLC/HBS 2016	Change
				Poverty line = povline
Number of children 0-6 years old
no children	22.9	18.7	-4.2	44.9	45.3	0.4	56.6	60.8	4.2
1	32.0	22.2	-9.8	29.8	24.3	-5.5	26.8	27.4	0.6
2	38.1	60.6	22.5	14.2	20.2	6.0	10.7	8.4	-2.4
3 or more children	55.2	74.3	19.1	11.2	10.2	-0.9	5.8	3.4	-2.4
Household size
1	14.5	14.5	-0.1	2.6	4.9	2.2	5.2	8.4	3.2
2	9.9	12.7	2.8	4.1	6.7	2.7	11.8	13.2	1.4
3	17.9	13.1	-4.8	8.7	9.3	0.6	14.0	17.8	3.8
4	23.1	19.3	-3.8	14.5	15.6	1.1	18.1	20.2	2.1
5	25.1	29.5	4.4	15.3	18.6	3.3	17.6	15.8	-1.8
6	35.1	41.0	5.9	12.5	16.0	3.6	10.2	9.8	-0.4
7 or more	53.1	49.1	-4.0	42.4	28.8	-13.5	23.0	14.7	-8.3
Total	28.8	25.0	-3.8	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Source: SLC/HBS 2006 and 2016, Central Statistical Office