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Poverty Profile ofRep. of Korea : 

Poverty Profile of Rep. of Korea Prepared by : Aishath Aniya(Maldives) Kyoungsook Seo (Korea) Masiva’ilo Masila (Tonga)

Background: 

Background Data Source: Monthly HIES, December 2003, Korea Sample size: 7500 households Scope: Urban households residing in cities excluding: - Farmer’s households - Fishermen’s households - One-person households

Poverty lines and Headcounts: 

Poverty lines and Headcounts

Poverty lines and Headcounts: 

Poverty lines and Headcounts National Poverty line : 658,001 won - Metropolitan city : 663,443 won - Medium-Small city : 652,618 won National Head count rate : 16.4% - Metropolitan city : 15.7% - Medium-Small city : 17.0% National Poverty Gap Index : 4.6% - Metropolitan PGI city : 4.1% - Medium-Small city : 5.0 % National Square Poverty Gap Index : 1.9% - Metropolitan city : 1.6% - Medium-Small city : 2.2%

Inequality Comparison: 

Inequality Comparison

Inequality Comparison: 

Inequality Comparison Lorenz Curve shows higher inequality in Metropolitan that Medium-small city Figure 1: Lorenz curve for Metropolitan and Medium andamp; Small regions

Percentage of Poor population with Head of Household Education Level: 

Percentage of Poor population with Head of Household Education Level

Percentage of Poor population with Head of Household Sex: 

Percentage of Poor population with Head of Household Sex

Percentage of Poor population with Head of Household Industry : 

Percentage of Poor population with Head of Household Industry

Percentage of Poor population with Household Head Occupation: 

Percentage of Poor population with Household Head Occupation

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