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of the total deprivations of poor people, based on the DHS<br />

2006/07 dataset, and 53 percent based on the HIES 2009/10<br />

dataset (Table T.5). The difference stems from the fact that the<br />

HDI is a quick summary, while multidimensional poverty is a more<br />

comprehensive assessment based on highly disaggregated data.<br />

Across health indicators, both DHR 2006/07 and HIES<br />

2009/10 underscore how the most deprived groups of society<br />

are affected mainly by poor health: inadequate nutrition, chronic<br />

illness or disability of the head of the household, and infant<br />

and child mortality. DHS2006/07 showed that malnutrition<br />

accounted for 30 percent of multidimensional poverty, while<br />

HIES 2009/10 identified the highest contributor as the chronic<br />

illnesses or disability of the head of the household, at 28 percent.<br />

These issues deserve more attention, including through the<br />

appropriate targeting of social welfare programmes.<br />

The contributions from other indicators to multidimensional<br />

poverty do not show significant variations between the two<br />

datasets. For example, the contributions from the education<br />

dimension based on the two are almost the same: 13 percent<br />

and 12 percent.<br />

Table T.5: Contribution to Multidimensional Poverty, DHS2006/07 and HIES 2009/10<br />

DHS2006/07<br />

HIES2009/10<br />

% contribution % contribution<br />

Dimensions Indicator 10 indicators (2 under to multidimens- 10 indicators (2 under to multidimensnumber<br />

health, 2 under education ional poverty- health, 2 under education ional povertyand<br />

6 under living conditions) DHS2006/07 and 6 under living conditions) HIES2009/10<br />

1. Health 1 At least one member of the 30.0 Calorie (energy) consumption 25.0<br />

household is malnourished<br />

of the household is less than<br />

80 percent of the requirement<br />

andfood<br />

2 One or more children in the 11.0 Head of the household 28.0<br />

household have died<br />

chronically ill or disabled<br />

2. Education 3 No one in household has 9.0 No one in household has 6.0<br />

completed five years of<br />

completed five years of<br />

schooling<br />

schooling<br />

4 At least one school-age child 4.0 At least one school-age child 6.0<br />

not enrolled in school<br />

not enrolled in school<br />

3. Living 5 Household has no electricity 10.0 Household has no electricity 8.0<br />

conditions<br />

6 Household has no access to 5.0 Household has no access 3.0<br />

clean drinking water<br />

to clean drinking water<br />

7 Household has no access to 5.0 Household has no access to 7.0<br />

adequate sanitation<br />

adequate sanitation<br />

8 Household has dirty (mud / 7.0 Household has dirty (mud / 6.0<br />

dung) floor<br />

dung) floor<br />

9 Household uses firewood, 10.0 Household living in a shanty / 8.0<br />

charcoal or dung as cooking<br />

line room<br />

fuel, but does not have a<br />

separate kitchen<br />

10 Household has no car and does 9.0 Household has no car and 8.0<br />

not own more than one radio,<br />

does not own more than one<br />

TV, telephone, bicycle,<br />

radio, TV, telephone, bicycle,<br />

motorcycle or refrigerator<br />

motorcycle or refrigerator<br />

Source: Computations by the report team of the Institute of Policy Studies of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> usingDepartment of Census and<br />

Statistics of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2007a and 2010c.<br />

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