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.