Latin America (9 countries): Share of Total Income a/ and Average Income of Lower-Middle-Income Urban Households (41st to 70th Percentiles) | |||||||
| Country | Year | Share of total income (percentages) | Minimun income level | Maximun income level | Average income level | Ratio between the average income level and total average income (percentages) | Total average income |
| In terms of the per capita value of the poverty line (PL) | In terms of PL | ||||||
| Argentinab/ | 1980 | 25.6 | 2.59 | 4.58 | 3.49 | 76.5 | 4.56 |
| 1986 | 24.1 | 2.21 | 3.94 | 3.02 | 70.2 | 4.30 | |
| 1992 | 25.0 | 2.27 | 4.46 | 3.25 | 70.3 | 4.62 | |
| Brazilc/ | 1979 | 20.7 | 1.28 | 2.83 | 1.99 | 59.8 | 3.21 |
| 1987 | 18.1 | 1.10 | 2.62 | 1.72 | 50.1 | 3.43 | |
| 1990 | 19.3 | 1.05 | 2.63 | 1.70 | 53.8 | 3.16 | |
| Chilec/ | 1987 | 20.6 | 1.05 | 2.22 | 1.54 | 62.9 | 2.45 |
| 1990 | 21.2 | 1.14 | 2.29 | 1.63 | 66.4 | 2.46 | |
| 1992 | 20.7 | 1.33 | 2.62 | 1.88 | 64.4 | 2.92 | |
| 1994 | 20.5 | 1.51 | 3.07 | 2.16 | 62.4 | 3.46 | |
| Costa Ricac/ | 1981 | 28.1 | 1.81 | 3.31 | 2.45 | 83.1 | 2.95 |
| 1988 | 26.7 | 1.48 | 2.71 | 2.00 | 77.8 | 2.57 | |
| 1992 | 27.8 | 1.42 | 2.69 | 1.99 | 79.9 | 2.49 | |
| Mexicoc/ | 1984 | 27.1 | 1.29 | 2.35 | 1.78 | 76.4 | 2.33 |
| 1989 | 22.0 | 1.12 | 2.16 | 1.56 | 61.4 | 2.54 | |
| 1992 | 22.1 | 1.27 | 2.54 | 1.81 | 66.1 | 2.74 | |
| Panamac/ | 1979 | 25.4 | 1.30 | 2.83 | 1.99 | 75.1 | 2.65 |
| 1986 | 25.2 | 1.34 | 2.91 | 2.02 | 69.9 | 2.89 | |
| 1991 | 24.3 | 1.18 | 2.70 | 1.83 | 67.3 | 2.72 | |
| Uruguayd/ | 1981 | 24.5 | 2.26 | 4.03 | 3.03 | 77.5 | 3.91 |
| 1986 | 23.1 | 1.85 | 3.24 | 2.46 | 70.3 | 3.50 | |
| 1992 | 26.2 | 2.38 | 3.98 | 3.10 | 83.1 | 3.73 | |
| Venezuelac/ | 1981 | 28.5 | 1.72 | 3.18 | 2.33 | 80.3 | 2.90 |
| 1986 | 26.0 | 1.29 | 2.57 | 1.82 | 72.1 | 2.53 | |
| 1992 | 26.2 | 1.21 | 2.33 | 1.69 | 73.3 | 2.30 | |
Source: ECLAC, on the basis of special tabulations of data from ongoing household surveys in
the countries. For Mexico, the data are taken from the national households income and
expenditure survey.
a/ Refers to the income distributions share of urban household classified by per capita income.
b/ Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
c/ Urban total.
d/ Montevideo and urban interior.
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