| France | | |
Income inequality (gini coefficient) - before tax and government transfers | 0.45 (2019) [7/37countries] | | |
Income inequality (gini coefficient) - after tax and government transfers | 0.30 (2019) [18/37countries] | | |
% of those who think that global poverty is a major threat to their country | 75.1% (2020) [1/14countries] | | |
% of those who are dissatisfied with their earnings | 58.7% (2009) [16/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is difficult for their household to make ends meet | 17.1% (2019) [15/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that it will be difficult for their household to make ends meet for the next 12 months | 21.3% (2019) [13/20countries] | | |
% of those who skip a meal because there is not enough money once a month or more | 6.1% (2019) [9/20countries] | | |
% of men who say that they have a higher income than their partner | 66.9% (2012) [21/31countries] | | |
% of women who say that they have a higher income than their partner | 18.3% (2012) [14/31countries] | | |
% of those who say that both partners have about the same income | 21.7% (2012) [8/31countries] | | |
% of those who think that the income distribution of their country is unfair | 85.3% (2019) [5/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that differences in income in the country are too large | 85.4% (2019) [6/20countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor | 14.0% (2019) [20/21countries] | | |
% of those who contact people who are a lot poorer than them every day | 18.2% (2019) [15/20countries] | | |
% of those who contact people who are a lot richer than them every day | 7.6% (2019) [19/20countries] | | |
Extent of anger at differences in wealth | 5.21 (2019) [9/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that there is strong conflicts between poor people and rich people | 44.9% (2019) [5/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that most people are better off in a free market economy despite growing economic inequality | 60.4% (2019) [18/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that differences in peoplefs standard of living should be small for a society to be fair | 63.0% (2017) [11/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (5 choices) | 64.6% (2020) [12/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (4 choices) | 79.5% (2016) [13/25countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 46.3% (2019) [17/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that private companies are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 36.6% (2019) [1/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that trade unions are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 5.1% (2019) [15/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that high income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 7.6% (2019) [2/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that low income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality | 1.2% (2019) [15/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that income differences do not need to be reduced | 3.2% (2019) [13/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that politicians do not care about reducing the differences in income | 80.4% (2019) [4/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is successful in reducing the differences in income | 2.9% (2019) [19/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people | 72.5% (2017) [11/21countries] | | |