INCIDENCE OF POVERTY AND INDIGENCE AMONG URBAN AND RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
Urban % of Households Poor or Indigent Geog.Distrib.of Poor & Indigent Households
Population Urban Rural Urban Rural
Country Year (as % of tot.) Poor Indigent Poor Indigent Poor Indigent Poor Indigent
Argentina 1980 83 7 2 16 4 68 32 69 31
(Greater 1986 84 12 3 17 6 80 20 75 25
Buenos Aires) 1990 [a] 85 25 7 na na na na na na
Bolivia 1989 50 50 22 na na na na na na
Brazil 1979 70 30 10 62 35 53 47 39 61
1987 76 34 13 60 34 64 36 55 45
1990 76 39 16 56 31 69 31 63 37
Colombia 1980 70 36 13 45 22 64 36 58 42
1986 70 36 15 42 22 67 33 62 38
1990 na 35 12 na na na na na na
Costa Rica 1981 50 16 5 28 8 36 64 42 58
1988 46 21 6 28 10 39 61 32 68
1990 46 22 7 25 12 43 57 33 67
Chile 1987 82 37 13 45 16 79 21 79 21
1990 81 34 11 36 15 80 20 76 24
Guatemala 1980 36 41 13 79 44 22 78 14 86
1986 37 54 28 75 53 30 70 23 77
1989 38 48 23 72 45 29 71 24 76
Honduras 1988 35 53 28 81 64 26 74 19 81
1990 44 65 38 84 66 38 62 31 69
Mexico 1984 66 23 6 43 19 52 48 36 64
1990 [b] na 30 8 na na na na na na
Panama 1979 58 31 14 45 27 49 51 41 59
1986 69 30 13 43 22 60 40 36 64
1989 70 34 15 48 25 62 38 58 42
Paraguay 1986 na 46 16 na na na na na na
(Ascunsion) 1989 na 34 10 na na na na na na
1990 na 37 10 na na na na na na
Peru 1980 64 35 10 65 38 49 51 32 68
1986 62 45 16 64 39 53 47 40 60
Uruguay 1981 89 9 2 21 7 77 23 71 29
1986 89 14 3 23 8 83 17 72 28
1989 na 10 2 23 8 na na na na
Venezuela 1981 76 18 5 35 15 62 38 53 47
1986 80 25 8 34 14 75 25 70 30
1990 84 33 11 38 17 82 18 78 22
Source: CEPAL, "Panorama Social de America Latina 1993."
[a] Preliminary estimate based on the permanent household survey of October, 1990.
[b] Preliminary estimate based on the national survey of urban employment, 3rd quarter 1990.