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Article: Number of poor people reaches 7.9 mln in France in 2006: study
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- July 19, 2008
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Number of poor people reaches 7.9 mln in France in 2006: study
PARIS, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of poor people in metropolitan
France in 2006 was estimated at 7.9 million, which is equal to about
13.2 percent of the total population, France's National Institute
for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has reported.
According to a report published Friday by the state-run premier
statistics body, the rate of poverty in the country has stabilized
at almost the same level since 2002 after falling consistently over
the previous years.
"Poor people accounted for 13.2 percent of the population in
2006," said the report, which noted that the standard of living for
this category of people ...