Does the Attained Level of Education Affect the Income Situation of Households?

Abstract: An increasing number of inhabitants with higher levels of education provide conditions for formation and development of knowledge or information society. In this society, the significance of education is increased and the utilization of scientific findings becomes the key source of the society's competitiveness. However, does the attained education affect the income situation of a household? The paper provides results of an analysis focusing exactly on relationship between attained level of education and the income situation of households in the Czech Republic, mainly those ones living at risk of poverty. The source for the analysis of the effect of achieved level of education on the income situation of households are the results of a survey conducted by EU-SILC (European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) in 2005-2009. The level of education of a household was determined based on the level of education of the household member with the highest income - the head of ho

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (2012) 55 ; 1036-1042

Classification
Wirtschaft

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2012
Creator
Turčínková, Jana
Stávková, Jana

DOI
10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.595
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-74802-7
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Turčínková, Jana
  • Stávková, Jana
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.

Time of origin

  • 2012

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