Monthly Household Income
Household Income
Based on the interviews conducted, salaries varied heavily depending on the season. 16 out of 18 of the families interviewed have incomes that rely on seasonal jobs, where “work is scarce in the winter time due to the lack of construction projects” - when heating load and energy consumption of homes are at their the highest. The range of salary included a minimum salary was 216, 000 MNT (an elderly person living alone off of welfare), the mean salary was of 1, 016, 824 MNT, and the maximum salary was of 1, 950, 000 MNT (a household where both parents worked full-time jobs).