Proportion of population living below the national poverty line

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Headline data

Percentage of population of Bristol beneath national poverty line
Year Value
2010 14.0
2015 16.0

Source: Bristol City council

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Bristol statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Bristol statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Bristol-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Proportion of population living below the national poverty line
Indicator description

Percentage of population of Bristol, disaggregated by children and elderly living below national poverty line
Geographical coverage
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

Households are considered to be below the UK poverty line if their income is 60% below the median household income after housing costs for that year
Calculations

No calculations were performed in the data acquisition of this indicator as appropriate data was readily available in the final format specified by this indicator.
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age
Target name

By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 98.2 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation

Bristol City council
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2010
Geographical coverage

Bristol
Link to data source Deprivation in Bristol 2015 opens in a new window
Release date Nov 30, 2015
Next release

TBA
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

city.office@bristol.gov.uk
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