Zróżnicowanie konsumpcji w biednych i bogatych gospodarstwach domowych w Polsce

The aim of the work was an analysis of consumption differences between poor and rich households. Research was based on the individual data of household budget collected by Central Statistical Office. The poorest households were mainly multipersons family, located in the country and in towns, in which head of the family characterized by lower level of education than in the richest households. In households of the lowest income expenses on all categories of possession and services were much lower than in households with the best financial situation, while expenses on consume goods in the poorest households increased slower than in the richest. The poorest households were worse equipped in durable goods, especially more modern