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164739
Mon, 02/28/2011 - 14:01
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Gap in income distribution in Turkey widens
ANKARA (A.A) - 28.02.2011 - The richest 20 percent of the population in Turkey in 2009 had an income 8.5 times higher than the income of the bottom 20 percent, Turkey's statistics authority, TurkStat, said on Monday.
In 2008, the bottom 20 percent had an income 8.1 times lower than the top 20 percent had.
The top 20 percent controlled 47.6 percent of the total wealth as the poorest 20 percent claimed a 5.6 percent share only, TurkStat said.
The Gini coefficient, a measure of statistical dispersion, increased 0.01 point to 0.415 in 2009. The Gini coefficient is a measure of the inequality of a distribution, a value of 0 expressing total equality and a value of 1 maximal inequality.
TurkStat said in 2009, 17.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. The figure was 16.7 percent in 2008.
In 2008, the bottom 20 percent had an income 8.1 times lower than the top 20 percent had.
The top 20 percent controlled 47.6 percent of the total wealth as the poorest 20 percent claimed a 5.6 percent share only, TurkStat said.
The Gini coefficient, a measure of statistical dispersion, increased 0.01 point to 0.415 in 2009. The Gini coefficient is a measure of the inequality of a distribution, a value of 0 expressing total equality and a value of 1 maximal inequality.
TurkStat said in 2009, 17.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. The figure was 16.7 percent in 2008.
