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Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012.pdf

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Table T.4: Multidimensional Poverty Indicators and Weights Used<br />

Dimensions Weight Indicator Demographic and Health Survey Household Income and<br />

assigned to number 2006-2007 Expenditure Survey2009-2010<br />

each indicator<br />

10 indicators (2 under health, 10 indicators (2 under health,<br />

2 under education and 6 under 2 under education and 6 under<br />

living conditions)<br />

living conditions)<br />

1. Health 1.67 1 At least one member of the Calorie (energy) consumption of<br />

household is malnourished the household is less than 80%<br />

of the requirement, andfood<br />

expenditure is more than 60% of<br />

total household expenditure<br />

1.67 2 One or more children in the Head of the household chronically<br />

household have died<br />

ill or disabled<br />

2. Education 1.67 3 No one in household has No one in household has<br />

completed five years of schooling completed five years of schooling<br />

1.67 4 At least one school-age child not At least one school-age child not<br />

enrolled in school<br />

enrolled in school<br />

3. Living conditions 0.56 5 Household has no electricity Household has no electricity<br />

0.56 6 Household has no access to Household has no access to<br />

clean drinking water<br />

clean drinking water<br />

0.56 7 Household has no access to Household has no access to<br />

adequate sanitation<br />

adequate sanitation<br />

0.56 8 Household has dirty (mud/dung) Household has dirty (mud/dung)<br />

floor<br />

floor<br />

0.56 9 Household uses firewood, Household living in a shanty/line<br />

charcoal or dung as cooking fuel, room<br />

but does not have a separate<br />

kitchen<br />

0.56 10 Household has no car and does Household has no car and does<br />

not own more than one radio, TV, not own more than one radio, TV,<br />

telephone, bicycle, motorcycle or telephone, bicycle, motorcycle or<br />

refrigerator<br />

refrigerator<br />

Note: Indicators slightly modified from United Nations <strong>Development</strong> Programme 2011a to suit local conditions.<br />

Source: Institute of Policy Studies of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> internal work and United Nations <strong>Development</strong> Programme 2011a.<br />

Technical Note 171

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