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2. Poverty and Wealth Report for Austria
January 2009, Andreas Höferl, Barbara Hauenschild, Susanne Halmer, 161 pages
In Austria, about 1 million people still live in households with an income, which is under the at-risk-of-poverty line. Until recently (2006), the at-risk-of-poverty quota was at an unchanged high level (between 12 and 13 % of the population). Up to 2 million people find it difficult to make ends meet. In contrast, about 700,000 people live in households with a high income. Assets and wealth have once again experienced a strong increase over the past years. On about 160 pages, the Second Poverty and Wealth Report for Austria provides a current status on poverty and wealth in our country.