HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY TYPE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND WITHOUT THEM IN SLOVAKIA AND IN ITS REGIONS

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 compare the differences in the distribution by regions. Description and analysis of income distribution was performed using the metadata from Statistics on Income and Living Conditions 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 the level and of the 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 Gini coefficient. Income level and equality/inequality of income distribution are one of the indicators of quality of life of households. They are not only significant microeconomic and micro social indicators. Household income - its level, methods of its distribution and redistribution, the resulting income distribution in the population - are important determinants of macroeconomic and macro social development in the long run.