Poverty data are presented disaggregated as far as possible by sex, by sex of the head of household and by household type. ' The review shows that simple disaggregation of poverty by sex results in small gender gaps; however, the gender gap may be underestimated by not taking into account intrahouschold inequality. Furthermore, when female- and male-headed households are examined, consistent gender differences appear only when these are further disaggregated - for example, female or male one-person households and households of female or male lone parents with children. The second part of the chapter looks at statistics at individual level.