Figures & data
Table 1: Mean and median changes in real incomes (2008 Rand) from wave 1 to wave 2
Figure 1: Changes in real income (2008 Rand) per capita for balanced panel members
Notes: Authors’ own calculations using NIDS wave 1 and wave 2 data. Observations restricted to balanced panel members. Wave 2 panel weights used in calculations.
Figure 2: Kernel densities of changes in real income (2008 Rand) per capita by race
Notes: Authors’ own calculations using NIDS wave 1 and wave 2 data. Observations restricted to balanced panel members. Wave 2 panel weights used in calculations.
Figure 3: Scatterplot of wave 1 and wave 2 real (2008 Rand) income per capita with poverty lines
Notes: Authors’ own calculations using NIDS wave 1 and wave 2 data. Observations restricted to balanced panel members. Wave 2 panel weights used in calculations.
Table 2: Movements into and out of poverty across the two waves
Table 3: Proportion (%) of the sample in wave 1 and wave 2 income categories
Figure 4: Contour plot of joint real income (2008 Rand) per capita densities with poverty lines
Notes: Authors’ own calculations using NIDS wave 1 and wave 2 data. Observations restricted to balanced panel members. Wave 2 panel weights used in calculations.
Table 4: Relative income mobility – a quintile transition matrix
Table 5: Summary statistics of real-income per-capita mobility
Table 6: Comparing changes in real income (2008 Rand) per capita for movers and stayers
Figure 5: The distributions of real income (2008 Rand) per capita for those who moved versus those who stayed
Notes: Authors’ own calculations using NIDS wave 1 and wave 2 data. Observations restricted to balanced panel members. Wave 2 panel weights used in calculations.
