TÜİK reveals for the first time: Poverty is passed down from generation to generation

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) report titled "Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantages," published for the first time this year, has laid bare that poverty continues to be passed down from generation to generation due to the economic policies of the AKP government. 

The results obtained from the special module study titled "Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantages" were published as a news bulletin for the first time. The module, which was implemented in the same period as European Union countries alongside the "Survey on Income and Living Conditions," was conducted to compare the status of individuals in the 25-59 age group with the status of their parents when they were around 14 years old.

2 OUT OF 3 CAN NOW AFFORD TO EAT EVERY TWO DAYS

According to the report featured in BirGün, it was observed that 59.6% of individuals who lived in households that could afford a one-week vacation when they were around 14 years old are still able to afford a one-week vacation with their current household, while 69.1% of those who lived in households that could not afford a vacation due to financial insufficiency are still unable to afford this expense with their current household. It was determined that 72.4% of individuals who lived in households where all children could afford a meal containing meat, chicken, or fish at least once a day when they were around 14 years old are now able to afford this meal every two days in their current household, while 27.6% cannot.

Of those who described their family's financial situation as "very bad" when they were around 14 years old, 16.5% are currently in the top 20% income group, while 25.5% are in the lowest group. Of those who described their family's financial situation as "very good" when they were around 14 years old, 40.6% are currently in the highest income group, while 7.6% are in the lowest group. Looking at the breakdowns of the research, it was seen that the proportion of those in the bottom 20% income group in the country increased from 24.9% in 2019 to 25.5% in 2023, while those in the top 20% income group rose from 36.9% to 40.6%.

EDUCATION LEVEL

When the current education level of individuals whose mothers were higher education graduates when they were around 14 years old was examined, it was seen that 2.7% were below high school level, 13.7% were high school or equivalent graduates, and 83.5% were higher education graduates. Similarly, it was determined that 4.4% of individuals whose fathers were higher education graduates when they were around 14 years old were below high school level, 16% were high school or equivalent graduates, and 79.5% were higher education graduates.

When the current education status of those whose mothers had completed below-high-school education when the individual was around 14 years old was examined, it was calculated that 56.3% were below high school level, 21.9% were high school or equivalent graduates, and 21.9% were higher education graduates. It was estimated that 60% of those whose fathers had completed below-high-school education when the individuals were around 14 years old were below high school level, 21.5% were high school or equivalent graduates, and 18.4% were higher education graduates.

It was estimated that 57.7% of those whose families were "homeowners" when the interviewed individuals were around 14 years old are currently "homeowners" in the residence they live in, while 26.3% are "tenants." Again, it was seen that 40.0% of those whose ownership status was "tenant" when the individual was around 14 years old are now owners of the residence they live in, while 47.7% are living in rented accommodation.

News Source: 12punto