Rodrigues, Carlos Farinha2010-12-232010-12-231999Rodrigues, Carlos Farinha. 1999. "Income distribution and poverty in Portugal [1994/95] : A Comparison between the European Community Household Panel and the Household Budget Survey". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão - DE Working papers nº 4-1999/DE/CISEP0874-4548http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2760The aim of this study is to give a broad picture of the income distribution and the level of inequality and poverty in Portugal as revealed by the two most recent family surveys produced by the Portuguese Statistical Office: the European Community Household Panel and the Household Budget Survey. The results obtained consistently point to a very unequal distribution of income, with high levels of inequality associated with high poverty rates. These main findings are not influenced by the choice of survey, revealing a high degree of consistency between the two sources.engIncome DistributionInequalityPovertyFamily SurveyPortugalworking paper