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Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 16 June 2008

OPHI Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative Department of International Development Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford www.ophi.org.uk. Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 16 June 2008. Dataset.

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Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 16 June 2008

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  1. OPHIOxford Poverty & Human Development InitiativeDepartment of International DevelopmentQueen Elizabeth House, University of Oxfordwww.ophi.org.uk Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 16 June 2008

  2. Dataset • Demography and Health Surveys (DHS) data on 14 African countries : Benin(2002), Burkina (2003), Cameroun (2004), Ghana (2003), Guinea (2005), Kenya (2003), Madagascar (2003), Malawi (2004), Mali (2006), Niger (2006), Nigeria (2003), Senegal (2005), Tanzania (2004), Uganda (2006). • The unit of analysis is the woman. • DHS contain a lot of information on the standard and quality of living, but no real information on income or expenditures.

  3. Dimensions, Indicators & Cutoffs(4 dimensions, 11 Indicators)

  4. Table 1: Incidence of Deprivation in five African Countries

  5. Figure 1: Dimensions deprivations in five countries

  6. Table 2: Multidimensional poverty measures as cutoffk is varied, in Benin

  7. Table 3: Countries ranking according several well-being measures, with k = 2

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