Abstract
The article focuses on the economic situation of households in the Czech Republic. It discusses the factors of the material deprivation rate and related indicators.
These factors are household equipment, other indicators of financial possibilities and inability to pay regular payments on time. This article is based on the Living Conditions Survey in 2011, data are compared with data in 2008 - 2010.
Furthermore, the data are compared in the different groups of households. Model of logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship among material deprivation and selected categorical indicators.
The best situation in the Czech Republic is in households with high levels of education. Households with unemployed members suffer most from material deprivation.
In comparison with pre-vious years the proportion of households that could not afford an annual one-week holiday away from home or unexpected expenses slightly increased.