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Comparative Perspectives on Child Poverty: A Review of Poverty Measures

Childhood poverty matters directly - for children constitute a large share of the population - and indirectly - for future individual and national well-being. Developed countries measure poverty in terms of income-poverty, although health and education are often taken into account. But these are not necessarily the most direct measure of the things that matter for children. A broader range of factors than material well-being are important for child development. Family and community circumstances, social and psychological variables are important components of child welfare.

Comparative Perspectives on Child Poverty: A Review of Poverty Measures

Childhood poverty matters directly - for children constitute a large share of the population - and indirectly - for future individual and national well-being. Developed countries measure poverty in terms of income-poverty, although health and education are often taken into account. But these are not necessarily the most direct measure of the things that matter for children. A broader range of factors than material well-being are important for child development. Family and community circumstances, social and psychological variables are important components of child welfare.

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Child Poverty in Vietnam: Using Adult Equivalence Scales to Estimate Income Poverty

The design of anti-poverty strategies requires good data on the nature and causes of poverty. Yet data on income poverty are collected at the household level. Thus, estimates of childhood poverty are based on the percentage of children living in poor households, which overlooks the possible differences in allocations among members of a household. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to report accurate figures on the number of children living in poverty.

Child Poverty in Vietnam: Using Adult Equivalence Scales to Estimate Income Poverty

The design of anti-poverty strategies requires good data on the nature and causes of poverty. Yet data on income poverty are collected at the household level. Thus, estimates of childhood poverty are based on the percentage of children living in poor households, which overlooks the possible differences in allocations among members of a household. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to report accurate figures on the number of children living in poverty.

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Constructing the Poverty Profile

Household size and composition are often overlooked when income poverty is measured. This leads to a distorted picture of poverty and lack of understanding of the relationship between household size and poverty. Empirical studies based on household studies in developing countries have virtually always found that poverty tends to increase with household size. But the findings that large households are poorer is based on the assumption that all individuals consume the same amount, and that two or more persons living together consume the same as if they were living separately.

Constructing the Poverty Profile

Household size and composition are often overlooked when income poverty is measured. This leads to a distorted picture of poverty and lack of understanding of the relationship between household size and poverty. Empirical studies based on household studies in developing countries have virtually always found that poverty tends to increase with household size. But the findings that large households are poorer is based on the assumption that all individuals consume the same amount, and that two or more persons living together consume the same as if they were living separately.

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