Table 1 Trend in persistent low-income. 1996-2007. Proportion of people with equivalent income below 50 per cent and 60 per cent of average median equivalent income for different three-year periods. Two different equivalent scales

1 Trend in persistent low-income. 1996-2007. Proportion of people with equivalent income below 50 per cent and 60 per cent of average median equivalent income for different three-year periods. Two different equivalent scales. Per cent
Period	OECD-scale		EU-scale		Number of observations

Period	50 per cent	60 per cent	50 per cent	60 per cent	Number of observations

All persons
1996-1998	2.4	7.5	4.0	9.7	17 351
1997-1999	2.3	6.8	3.7	9.0	17 334
1998-2000	2.1	6.1	3.4	8.8	17 214
1999-2001	2.2	6.1	3.3	8.5	17 162
2000-2002	2.7	6.6	3.7	9.0	17 259
2001-2003	2.9	6.5	4.0	8.9	17 339
2002-2004	3.6	7.2	4.1	9.6	13 671
2003-2005	3.9	7.4	4.9	9.5	18 500
2004-2006	3.8	7.8	4.5	9.3	4 424 148
2005-2007	3.9	7.9	4.6	9.4	4 459 642

All persons excluding students¹
1996-1998	2.0	6.8	3.5	8.9	17 204
1997-1999	1.9	6.2	3.1	8.1	17 187
1998-2000	1.7	5.6	2.9	8.2	17 089
1999-2001	1.8	5.5	2.8	7.8	16 999
2000-2002	2.1	5.9	3.0	8.1	17 073
2001-2003	2.4	5.8	3.3	7.9	17 110
2002-2004	3.0	6.4	3.3	8.5	13 516
2003-2005	3.0	6.1	3.6	7.9	18 246
2004-2006	2.9	6.7	3.4	7.9	4 307 976
2005-2007	3.0	6.8	3.5	8.1	4 345 819

¹	People living alone in the last year of a three years period and in receipt of a student loan.