Distribution of income
Photo: Jeremy Feldman
CBS report shows social gaps widening
Top echelon's share in household income rises 0.7%, bottom echelon's share remains unchanged. Men made up 52% of workforce woman - 48%
The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published its report on the distribution of income for 2006 Monday, revealing the top echelon's share has risen by 0.7%, while the bottom echelon's share has remained unchanged.
The Gini index is a coefficient measure of inequality of the distribution of income, expressed as a percentage in a ratio measured between 0 and 1.
According to the CBS' data, Israel's Gini index for 2006 was 0.390 points, as apposed to 0.387 points in 2005.
Facts & Figures
Central Bureau of Statistics report for 2006 shows slow but steady rise in Israeli standard of living, indicating average household expenses rise 0.8%
The top two echelons made up nearly half of the total household income in Israel, whereas the bottom two's share was 5.7%.
The average income per household in 2006 was NIS 12,345, leaving NIS 10,074 per household after taxes, which made up 18.4% of the gross income. The average net income per person, used to measure the standard of living, was NIS 3,687.
About 75% of household income in 2006 came from wages. An additional 11% came from social security benefits.
CBS data further revealed that men made up 52% of the workforce in 2006, and woman 48%.
A man's workweek in 2006 was 45.4 hours long, while a woman's was 34.8 hours long. On average, the men's wages were 58% higher then the women's, but considering the difference in the workweek, said the CBS, that gap was reduced to 20%.
