POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY TN

Annexure 4.2
METHODOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS
Index
Population Below
Age 6
Birth Order 3 And
Above
Births Below Age
20
Under 5 Mortality
Female Literacy
Households Using
Safe Drinking
Water
Households Having
Toilet Facility
Households
Connected With
Electricity
Details (Data Based on 2001 Census)
A larger proportion of the population in this age group signifies a higher level of
young dependency ratio. Lower the proportion of this age group in the total,
higher will be the index value and better will be the performance of the district
Index Value (for d th district) = {Max (X 1d ) - X 1d }/{Max(X 1d )-Min (X 1d )}
where X 1d signifies the proportion of population below 6 years in the d th district.
A larger percentage of birth of order 3 and above implies higher fertility rates
and a weak impact of family welfare programs. Lower the value of this index;
the better it is for the district.
Index = {Max(X 2d ) -X 2d }/{Max(X 2d )-Min(X 2d )}
where X 2d = percentage of births of order 3 and above to the total no. of births
in the d th district.
This index accounts for the occurrence of pregnancies among women below the
age of 20. Higher this percentage, greater the risks to maternal and child health
and lesser the impact of family welfare programmes Index = {Max(X 3d ) -
X 3d }/{Max(X 3d )-Min(X 3d )}
where X 3d is the percentage of births to mothers below age 20 to the total births
in the d th district
The index measures the probability of dying for children under the age of five
and serves as an indicator of child health status in the district.
Index = {Max(X 4d ) - X 4d }/{Max(X 4d )-Min(X 4d )}
where X 4d is the under 5 mortality rate in the d th district.
The female literacy rate, measured as the proportion of women above the age
of 7 who can read and write with some understanding of any language, serves
as an indicator of human development in the district.
Index = {X 5d - Min(X 5d )}/{Max(X 5d )-Min(X 5d )}
where X 5d is the female literacy rate in the d th district.
The index measures the proportion of households in the district having access to
safe drinking water through any of the following 3 sources; tap, hand-pump and
tube-well
Index = {X 6d - Min(X 6d )}/{Max(X 6d )-Min(X 6d )}
where X 6d measures the proportion of households using safe drinking in the d th
district
Households with access to pit latrine, water closet latrine or any other latrine are
measured as a proportion of the total households in the district.
Index = {X 7d - Min(X 7d )}/{Max(X 7d )-Min(X 7d )}
where X 7d measures the proportion of households having any type of toilet
facility using safe drinking water in the d th district.
Since electricity serves many different purposes other than lighting such as
cooking, the proportion of electrified houses to the total, serves as an indictor of
development in the district.
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