Indian poverty, table reformatted

[Doug Henwood]

[The table from John Mage's post, with tabs - which produce 
unpredictable results in mailers - changed to spaces.]

Percentage of People below Poverty Line in India, 1993-4 and 1998

        Rural Poverty(%)  Urban Poverty(%) Combined Ratio(%)  Absolute#

1993-94     37.27           32.36               35.95       328.5 million
1998        42.58           32.87               39.89       376.8 million

Source: S.P.Gupta, "Trickle Down Theory Revisited: The Role of
Employment and Poverty". _Indian Journal of Labor Economics_, vol.43,
no.1, 2000