Table 3.
Poverty and income inequality in Altamira study area according to the type of land acquisition - 1997/1998(Estimates for Pará State in 1997 for comparison)
| Indexes | All settlers | Original settlers | New owners | Pará state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Poverty Line | ||||
| Poor | ||||
| HC | 60.1 | 61.0 | 59.6 | 33.8 |
| PGI | 43.9 | 44.0 | 43.9 | 10.0 |
| SPGI | 37.7 | 37.8 | 37.7 | 7.3 |
| Extremely Poor | ||||
| HC | 45.7 | 46.3 | 45.3 | 10.0 |
| PGI | 34.9 | 35.5 | 34.6 | 2.6 |
| SPGI | 30.9 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 2.3 |
| Relative Poverty Line | ||||
| Poor | ||||
| HC | 43.8 | 46.3 | 41.6 | 31.2 |
| PGI | 33.7 | 34.9 | 33.0 | 20.2 |
| SPGI | 32.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 6.4 |
| Extremely Poor | ||||
| HC | 40.1 | 43.9 | 37.3 | 20.2 |
| PGI | 30.9 | 31.5 | 30.7 | 5.7 |
| SPGI | 30.2 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 3.9 |
| Income Inequality | ||||
| Gini | 0.7465 | 0.7980 | 0.7071 | 0.5690 |
| L-Theil | 1.5806 | 1.9300 | 1.2937 | 0.6980 |
Altamira Study Area Dataset (1997/1998); PNAD (1997) Poverty line=1/2 Brazilian minimum salary (R$ 120.00/2=60.00 or U$30.00) in 1997. Extreme poverty line=1/4 Brazilian minimum salary