Poll: PLN 1177 suffice to provide for basic needs

An average salary allowing to reach a subsistence level amounts to PLN 1,177 per person in households of three or four people, according to a survey by pollster CBOS. To have a life at an average level, an average Pole needs to earn PLN 1,907, while PLN 2,595 ought to be enough to have a decent quality of living. In the case of single-person households, the subsistence level stands at PLN 1,916, the average quality life should require salaries of PLN 2,850, and PLN 3,954 should guarantee a decent quality life. The survey was conducted between September 17-23 on a sample of 972 adult Poles using face-to-face technique.