Authors

• Shaker Mohamadi ¹
• Ali Sayemiri ²
• Hadi Gorji ³

¹ M.A in Economics, University of Ilam

² Instructor of Ilam University

³ M.A in Economics

Abstract

There are several definitions and measurement of poverty .In this study we use the relative poverty line by using and basic groups of consumption pattern including foods, cloth, housing, health, transportation, recreation and education and others. We calculated the relative index, relative gap income poverty inequality index and Kakavani in 1995 were 52%, 39% 33% and 17%, respectively and in 2004 to 17%, 33%, 16% and 3% which shows a considerable improvement. 

Keywords

• The minimum cost of living
• Indices of Poverty
• LES