EQLS 2007 Survey Results

Q63 In the past year, did you receive regular help (money or food) from a person not living with you?

Gender

Q63 In the past year, did you receive regular help (money or food) from a person not living with you?
		Yes	No	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Male	12.4	86.5	1.1	472
	Female	11.3	88.5	0.2	571
	Both	11.8	87.6	0.6	1043
BE (Belgium)	Male	7.4	91.2	1.4	468
	Female	13	86.5	0.5	542
	Both	10.3	88.8	1	1010
BG (Bulgaria)	Male	17.2	82.5	0.3	442
	Female	22.1	77	0.9	588
	Both	19.7	79.6	0.6	1030
CY (Cyprus)	Male	11.3	88.6	0.1	433
	Female	7.2	91.4	1.3	570
	Both	9.2	90.1	0.7	1003
CZ (Czech Republic)	Male	12.7	85.8	1.6	465
	Female	14.9	84.9	0.2	762
	Both	13.8	85.3	0.9	1227
DE (Germany)	Male	9.3	90.5	0.2	917
	Female	10.2	89.6	0.2	1091
	Both	9.8	90	0.2	2008
DK (Denmark)	Male	8.2	91.8	0.0	449
	Female	9.5	90.5	0.0	555
	Both	8.9	91.1	0.0	1004
EE (Estonia)	Male	17.1	82.6	0.3	405
	Female	26.5	73.4	0.1	618
	Both	22.3	77.5	0.2	1023
GR (Greece)	Male	14.3	84.7	1	436
	Female	17.5	82.5	0.0	564
	Both	16	83.6	0.5	1000
ES (Spain)	Male	8.5	91	0.5	499
	Female	11.1	88.9	0.0	516
	Both	9.8	89.9	0.2	1015
FI (Finland)	Male	10	89.9	0.1	464
	Female	12.6	87.1	0.4	538
	Both	11.3	88.5	0.2	1002
FR (France)	Male	9.4	89.8	0.7	634
	Female	8.8	91.2	0.0	903
	Both	9.1	90.6	0.4	1537
HR (Croatia)	Male	13	86.4	0.6	388
	Female	15.8	83.6	0.6	612
	Both	14.5	84.9	0.6	1000
HU (Hungary)	Male	17.1	82.6	0.3	387
	Female	21.7	78.3	0.0	613
	Both	19.6	80.3	0.1	1000
IE (Ireland)	Male	5.9	93	1.1	401
	Female	9.1	89.8	1.1	599
	Both	7.5	91.4	1.1	1000
IT (Italy)	Male	8.8	88.8	2.4	537
	Female	7.7	91.4	0.9	979
	Both	8.2	90.2	1.6	1516
LT (Lithuania)	Male	25.7	74.3	0.0	378
	Female	25.2	74.3	0.5	626
	Both	25.4	74.3	0.3	1004
LU (Luxembourg)	Male	5.2	94	0.8	427
	Female	6.7	91.9	1.4	577
	Both	5.9	92.9	1.1	1004
LV (Latvia)	Male	26.9	72.5	0.6	383
	Female	26.5	73	0.6	619
	Both	26.7	72.7	0.6	1002
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Male	17.5	80.7	1.8	482
	Female	15.8	81.1	3.2	526
	Both	16.6	80.9	2.5	1008
MT (Malta)	Male	6	94	0.0	501
	Female	5.4	94.4	0.2	499
	Both	5.7	94.2	0.1	1000
NL (Netherlands)	Male	7.4	91.4	1.2	481
	Female	10.3	89.5	0.2	530
	Both	8.9	90.4	0.7	1011
NO (Norway)	Male	3.2	96.4	0.4	467
	Female	5.5	94.4	0.1	533
	Both	4.4	95.4	0.2	1000
PL (Poland)	Male	12.5	86	1.5	608
	Female	16	81.9	2	892
	Both	14.4	83.9	1.8	1500
PT (Portugal)	Male	7.6	86.4	6	477
	Female	9.4	87.2	3.4	523
	Both	8.5	86.9	4.6	1000
RO (Romania)	Male	20.3	79.5	0.2	473
	Female	25.1	72.4	2.5	527
	Both	22.8	75.8	1.4	1000
SE (Sweden)	Male	5.7	94	0.3	495
	Female	6.3	93.7	0.0	522
	Both	6	93.8	0.2	1017
SI (Slovenia)	Male	8.5	91.3	0.3	428
	Female	13.1	86.2	0.7	607
	Both	10.9	88.7	0.5	1035
SK (Slovakia)	Male	16.4	83.2	0.4	439
	Female	22.4	77.4	0.3	689
	Both	19.5	80.1	0.3	1128
TR (Turkey)	Male	11.7	85.8	2.5	878
	Female	16.2	81.2	2.6	1122
	Both	14	83.5	2.5	2000
UK (United Kingdom)	Male	7.7	91.4	0.9	648
	Female	10.7	88.2	1.2	859
	Both	9.3	89.7	1	1507
CC3	Male	12	85.7	2.3	1748
	Female	16.2	81.4	2.4	2260
	Both	14.1	83.5	2.4	4008
EU 15	Male	8.8	90.2	1	7805
	Female	10	89.6	0.5	9869
	Both	9.4	89.9	0.7	17674
NMS12	Male	15.8	83.3	0.8	5342
	Female	19.7	78.9	1.4	7610
	Both	17.9	81	1.1	12952
EU 27	Male	10.3	88.7	1	13147
	Female	12.1	87.3	0.7	17479
	Both	11.2	88	0.8	30626

Age

Q63 In the past year, did you receive regular help (money or food) from a person not living with you?
		Yes	No	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	18-34	20.3	78	1.7	309
	35-49	11.8	88.2	0.0	350
	50-64	7.4	92	0.7	230
	65+	4.7	95.3	0.0	154
BE (Belgium)	18-34	18.8	79.4	1.8	210
	35-49	7.4	91.6	0.9	317
	50-64	6	93	0.9	262
	65+	7.8	92.2	0.0	221
BG (Bulgaria)	18-34	24.2	74.3	1.5	235
	35-49	16	84	0.0	236
	50-64	13.3	86.5	0.3	305
	65+	25.5	73.9	0.6	254
CY (Cyprus)	18-34	14	84.7	1.2	205
	35-49	6.6	92.9	0.5	223
	50-64	6.5	93.3	0.2	322
	65+	7.4	91.9	0.7	253
CZ (Czech Republic)	18-34	19.5	78.6	1.9	298
	35-49	14.3	85.2	0.5	332
	50-64	5.4	94	0.6	399
	65+	14	86	0.0	198
DE (Germany)	18-34	20.9	78.6	0.6	431
	35-49	8.3	91.7	0.0	595
	50-64	6.4	93.6	0.0	453
	65+	3.2	96.6	0.1	529
DK (Denmark)	18-34	19.7	80.3	0.0	183
	35-49	7.7	92.3	0.0	257
	50-64	3.6	96.4	0.0	289
	65+	2.8	97.2	0.0	275
EE (Estonia)	18-34	31.1	68.5	0.5	235
	35-49	20.6	79.1	0.3	202
	50-64	16.6	83.4	0.0	253
	65+	17.5	82.5	0.0	333
GR (Greece)	18-34	18.1	81.7	0.2	289
	35-49	13.4	86	0.6	260
	50-64	9.3	89.4	1.3	187
	65+	22.6	77.4	0.0	264
ES (Spain)	18-34	14.5	84.8	0.8	286
	35-49	8.3	91.7	0.0	275
	50-64	8.8	91.2	0.0	194
	65+	6.1	93.9	0.0	260
FI (Finland)	18-34	21.5	78.5	0.0	183
	35-49	10.3	89.2	0.5	232
	50-64	6.2	93.8	0.0	324
	65+	6.1	93.4	0.5	263
FR (France)	18-34	14.5	84.5	1	353
	35-49	11.4	88.6	0.0	416
	50-64	6.2	93.8	0.0	401
	65+	2.3	97.4	0.4	367
HR (Croatia)	18-34	16.1	83.6	0.3	245
	35-49	11.5	87.3	1.2	229
	50-64	13.6	85.7	0.7	266
	65+	17.3	82.5	0.2	260
HU (Hungary)	18-34	24.2	75.8	0.0	241
	35-49	20.3	79.7	0.0	234
	50-64	13.1	86.9	0.0	264
	65+	19.1	80.2	0.7	261
IE (Ireland)	18-34	10.8	87.3	1.9	288
	35-49	6.1	93.6	0.4	305
	50-64	4.7	95.3	0.0	239
	65+	5.9	92.1	2	168
IT (Italy)	18-34	8.6	86.7	4.7	388
	35-49	12.1	87.4	0.5	600
	50-64	5.5	94	0.6	347
	65+	6	94	0.0	181
LT (Lithuania)	18-34	31.4	68	0.6	228
	35-49	26.3	73.7	0.0	238
	50-64	17.4	82.3	0.3	228
	65+	23.2	76.8	0.0	310
LU (Luxembourg)	18-34	10.5	85.8	3.7	176
	35-49	4.2	95.8	0.0	339
	50-64	5.1	94.5	0.4	266
	65+	3	97	0.0	223
LV (Latvia)	18-34	30	68.2	1.9	326
	35-49	30.8	69.2	0.0	297
	50-64	17	83	0.0	187
	65+	26.7	73.3	0.0	192
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	18-34	19.9	75.5	4.6	290
	35-49	17	82.4	0.6	297
	50-64	13.6	84.5	1.9	246
	65+	12.7	85.2	2.1	175
MT (Malta)	18-34	5.4	94.3	0.3	258
	35-49	8.9	91.1	0.0	243
	50-64	3.6	96.4	0.0	300
	65+	4.4	95.6	0.0	199
NL (Netherlands)	18-34	12.5	85.4	2.1	138
	35-49	8.8	91.2	0.0	345
	50-64	8.2	91.8	0.0	321
	65+	4.4	95	0.6	207
NO (Norway)	18-34	9.1	90.9	0.0	202
	35-49	4.2	95	0.8	295
	50-64	1.2	98.8	0.0	276
	65+	1.8	98.2	0.0	227
PL (Poland)	18-34	16.2	80.8	3	392
	35-49	14.8	84	1.2	383
	50-64	12	86.6	1.4	421
	65+	13.3	86	0.7	304
PT (Portugal)	18-34	7.7	84.3	8	280
	35-49	7.6	91.7	0.7	270
	50-64	9.1	85.1	5.9	247
	65+	10.5	86.5	3	203
RO (Romania)	18-34	22.5	75.8	1.7	254
	35-49	21.7	78	0.4	276
	50-64	19.6	79.6	0.7	273
	65+	28.6	68.2	3.2	197
SE (Sweden)	18-34	14.3	85.7	0.0	152
	35-49	4.1	95.2	0.7	288
	50-64	2.3	97.7	0.0	334
	65+	2.4	97.6	0.0	243
SI (Slovenia)	18-34	11.5	87.8	0.7	277
	35-49	12.4	87.6	0.0	203
	50-64	7.5	91.4	1.1	275
	65+	11.8	88.2	0.0	280
SK (Slovakia)	18-34	23	76.7	0.4	258
	35-49	18	81.6	0.5	294
	50-64	14.4	85.2	0.3	361
	65+	21.3	78.7	0.0	215
TR (Turkey)	18-34	12.4	84.5	3.1	919
	35-49	14.7	83.6	1.7	588
	50-64	13.1	85	1.9	317
	65+	21.5	75.7	2.8	176
UK (United Kingdom)	18-34	19.3	79.8	1	330
	35-49	7	92	0.9	376
	50-64	3.5	95.2	1.4	358
	65+	4.3	94.7	1	443
CC3	18-34	12.7	84.2	3	1454
	35-49	14.6	83.8	1.6	1114
	50-64	13.2	85.1	1.8	829
	65+	20.5	77.1	2.4	611
EU 15	18-34	15.7	82.6	1.7	3996
	35-49	9.2	90.5	0.3	5225
	50-64	6.1	93.4	0.5	4452
	65+	4.9	94.8	0.3	4001
NMS12	18-34	20.3	77.8	1.9	3207
	35-49	17.7	81.7	0.6	3161
	50-64	13.3	85.9	0.8	3588
	65+	19.4	79.6	1	2996
EU 27	18-34	16.8	81.4	1.7	7203
	35-49	10.9	88.7	0.4	8386
	50-64	7.7	91.8	0.6	8040
	65+	7.6	92	0.5	6997

Income

Q63 In the past year, did you receive regular help (money or food) from a person not living with you?
		Yes	No	Don't know	N=
AT (Austria)	Lowest	25.1	74.9	0.0	144
	Low	11.7	88.3	0.0	142
	High	10.4	89.6	0.0	139
	Highest	8.5	91.5	0.0	147
BE (Belgium)	Lowest	19.1	80.2	0.7	185
	Low	13.9	84.8	1.2	183
	High	8.6	90.7	0.7	183
	Highest	6.3	93	0.7	184
BG (Bulgaria)	Lowest	24.5	74.9	0.6	185
	Low	23.5	76	0.4	186
	High	20.9	79.1	0.0	189
	Highest	17.1	82.5	0.3	186
CY (Cyprus)	Lowest	14.6	85	0.5	185
	Low	5.2	94	0.8	190
	High	9.5	90.2	0.2	214
	Highest	9	90.7	0.3	179
CZ (Czech Republic)	Lowest	18.5	81.2	0.4	200
	Low	18.6	79.7	1.7	194
	High	14.7	85.3	0.0	191
	Highest	13.8	86.2	0.0	202
DE (Germany)	Lowest	21.3	78.7	0.0	358
	Low	10.2	89.8	0.0	344
	High	5.5	94.5	0.0	375
	Highest	6.6	93.4	0.0	360
DK (Denmark)	Lowest	22.9	77.1	0.0	210
	Low	10.4	89.6	0.0	195
	High	6.4	93.6	0.0	206
	Highest	3.3	96.7	0.0	200
EE (Estonia)	Lowest	32.5	67.5	0.0	212
	Low	26.5	73.1	0.4	209
	High	27.6	72.4	0.0	210
	Highest	16	84	0.0	210
GR (Greece)	Lowest	24.7	73.8	1.5	185
	Low	17.8	82.2	0.0	176
	High	17	83	0.0	184
	Highest	9.7	90.3	0.0	181
ES (Spain)	Lowest	21.8	78.2	0.0	126
	Low	13.8	86.2	0.0	125
	High	9.5	90.5	0.0	128
	Highest	12.4	87.6	0.0	127
FI (Finland)	Lowest	23.8	76.2	0.0	201
	Low	13	86.3	0.7	200
	High	5.7	94.3	0.0	185
	Highest	7.4	92.6	0.0	216
FR (France)	Lowest	18	82	0.0	293
	Low	11.6	88.4	0.0	293
	High	9.4	90.6	0.0	294
	Highest	4.7	95.3	0.0	293
HR (Croatia)	Lowest	22.5	77.3	0.2	214
	Low	15	84	1	212
	High	14.5	84.8	0.6	214
	Highest	7.2	92.1	0.7	213
HU (Hungary)	Lowest	25.4	73.9	0.7	172
	Low	26.3	73.7	0.0	201
	High	19.3	80.7	0.0	186
	Highest	17.2	82.8	0.0	183
IE (Ireland)	Lowest	21.2	77.6	1.1	118
	Low	12	88	0.0	119
	High	5.6	92.1	2.3	121
	Highest	2.2	95.4	2.4	117
IT (Italy)	Lowest	14.4	85.6	0.0	125
	Low	9.8	90.2	0.0	123
	High	5.4	94.6	0.0	130
	Highest	11.7	87.7	0.5	120
LT (Lithuania)	Lowest	27.3	72.7	0.0	218
	Low	22.1	77.9	0.0	217
	High	27.4	72.6	0.0	219
	Highest	23.9	75.8	0.2	218
LU (Luxembourg)	Lowest	12.5	86.6	0.9	142
	Low	6.8	91	2.2	141
	High	3.1	96.9	0.0	140
	Highest	2.3	97.1	0.6	144
LV (Latvia)	Lowest	33.9	66.1	0.0	179
	Low	27.3	72.7	0.0	182
	High	26.7	73.3	0.0	176
	Highest	24	74.6	1.3	180
MK (FYR of Macedonia)	Lowest	24.5	72.3	3.1	219
	Low	16.9	82.4	0.7	221
	High	14.9	84.8	0.3	221
	Highest	11.8	88.2	0.0	218
MT (Malta)	Lowest	10.7	89.3	0.0	153
	Low	7.4	92.6	0.0	152
	High	3.7	96.3	0.0	153
	Highest	2.9	96.5	0.6	154
NL (Netherlands)	Lowest	20.2	79.8	0.0	201
	Low	3.5	96.5	0.0	201
	High	8.3	91.2	0.5	204
	Highest	5.8	94.2	0.0	199
NO (Norway)	Lowest	9.1	90.9	0.0	214
	Low	2.2	97.8	0.0	220
	High	5.3	94.7	0.0	225
	Highest	0.0	100	0.0	213
PL (Poland)	Lowest	22.4	76.4	1.2	263
	Low	16.6	82.8	0.6	276
	High	11	88	0.9	259
	Highest	13.2	86.4	0.5	267
PT (Portugal)	Lowest	14.5	85.5	0.0	106
	Low	11	89	0.0	104
	High	11.1	87.9	1	104
	Highest	6.5	91.5	2	105
RO (Romania)	Lowest	23.3	76.7	0.0	194
	Low	20.4	79.6	0.0	194
	High	21.9	77.6	0.4	190
	Highest	19.8	78.8	1.4	198
SE (Sweden)	Lowest	13.7	86.3	0.0	236
	Low	6.1	93.2	0.7	235
	High	3.5	96.5	0.0	244
	Highest	0.8	99.2	0.0	227
SI (Slovenia)	Lowest	13	87	0.0	187
	Low	14	86	0.0	169
	High	7.6	92.4	0.0	175
	Highest	8.1	91.9	0.0	182
SK (Slovakia)	Lowest	19	81	0.0	192
	Low	21.6	78.4	0.0	193
	High	22.1	77.5	0.4	191
	Highest	17.9	81	1.1	194
TR (Turkey)	Lowest	17.7	80.3	2	403
	Low	13.8	83.6	2.7	400
	High	11.7	87.3	1	413
	Highest	8.2	90.9	0.9	391
UK (United Kingdom)	Lowest	15.1	84.4	0.4	205
	Low	11.8	87.9	0.2	203
	High	10.9	89.1	0.0	202
	Highest	7	93	0.0	209
CC3	Lowest	18.3	79.8	1.9	836
	Low	14	83.6	2.5	833
	High	12.1	87	1	848
	Highest	8.2	90.9	0.9	822
EU 15	Lowest	19	80.9	0.1	2835
	Low	11	88.9	0.1	2784
	High	8.1	91.8	0.1	2839
	Highest	6.9	92.9	0.1	2829
NMS12	Lowest	22.8	76.6	0.6	2340
	Low	19.8	79.8	0.4	2363
	High	17.3	82.3	0.4	2353
	Highest	16.2	83.2	0.6	2353
EU 27	Lowest	19.9	79.8	0.3	5175
	Low	13	86.8	0.2	5147
	High	10.2	89.6	0.2	5192
	Highest	9.3	90.4	0.2	5182

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