Material Deprivation: a Case of Latvia

Material deprivation has recently gained prominence as a topic of debate its proliferation is reising throughout Europe in particular the countries hit hardest by financial and economic turbulences what leads to gap material levels Europe. The aim study analyze regions Latvia. Research methods used preparation paper: scientific publication previous conducted research results analysis, analysis anonimised data EU-SILC survey European Central Bank on Household income expenses results, are compared with other EU countries. Survey analyzed using indicators descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations for Latvia, urban-rural living variance – ANOVA used. have indicated situation Latvia context especially Latgale region challenges decision makers deal more attention several approaches reduction differences