The Distribution of Income in Ireland (2000) - Combat Poverty Agency

viThe Distribution of Income in IrelandChapter 7: Female Labour Force Participation andHousehold Income Inequality in Ireland. 79Donal O'Neill and Olive SweetmanChapter 8: Conclusions 89Brian NolanAppendix 1 93Appendix 2 97References ..101List of Tables and FiguresTable 3.1: Decile Shares and Summary InequalityMeasures, Disposable Income among Irish Households,1994 and 1997 Living in Ireland Surveys 15Table 3.2: Decile Shares for Direct and Gross Incomeamong Households, 1994 and 1997 LII Surveys 17Table 3.3: Decile Shares in Equivalised Disposable Incomefor Irish Households in the 1994 and 1997 LII Surveys,Alternative Equivalence Scales 20Table 3.4: Decile Shares in Equivalised Disposable IncomeAmong Households and Among Persons, 1994 and 1997 LIISurveys (1/0.66/0.33 Scale) 21Table 3.5: Decomposition of Inequality in Disposable EquivalisedIncome by Age of Head, 1994 and 1997 LII Survey 22Table 3.6: Decomposition of Inequality in DisposableEquivalised Income by Sex of Head, 1994 and 1997 LII Survey. 23Table 3.7: Decomposition of Inequality in DisposableEquivalised Income by Labour Force Status of Head, 1994and 1997 LII Survey 24Table 3.8: Decomposition of Inequality in DisposableEquivalised Income by Social Welfare Dependency, 1994and 1997 LII Surveys 25Table 3.9: Position in the Income Distribution of PersonsCategorised by Sex of Household Head, 1994 and 1997 LIISurveys 28