INCOMES OF SLOVAK POPULATION AND THEIR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES

The aim of this paper is to describe and analyze the income distribution of households by type, using metadata from the survey on income and living conditions EU SILC in 2010 and to compare the differences in the distribution by regions. Description and analysis of income distribution was performed using the metadata(1) from European Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC) in the year 2010 and descriptive statistics ware calculated from the equivalent disposable income data (which is disposable income divided by equivalent household size). To calculate descriptive statistics of a level and an income distribution, we used the statistical software SPSS. The average income level of households by type by inter-regional comparisons is different. Not only between regions but also within regions are considerable differences, which are measured with using of Gini coefficient. Income level and equality/inequality of income distribution are one of the quality-life of households indicators. They are not only significant micro-economic and micro-social indicators. Household income - its level, methods of its distribution and redistribution and a resulting income distribution in population - are important determinants of macro-economic and macro-social development in the long run.