Working poor in Mexico
The objective of this study was to describe of lack and capabilities income of the working poor population and their households whose incomes were below the poverty line of US$ 3.20 in Mexico in 2020 using the household income and expenditure surveys microdata; it describes the relationship between inequality and the meager proportion of liquid income obtained by the poorest population and the different types of social deprivation that are related to low-income such job instability, low wages, working hours, limited spending to healthcare and education, overcrowding, the difficulties acquiring healthy and enough food, housing, leisure activities and state location.
Authors
- Jesús Manuel Escobedo de Luna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2884-8276)
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas" (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transdisciplinar Revista de Ciencias Sociales del CEH
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.29105/transdisciplinar5.9-176
- Primary Topic
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00