Table 4 Identification of the poor and errors of inclusion and exclusion
All (n = 2,623) | ||
|---|---|---|
Identification Mechanism | n | % |
Wealth index (PCA) (bottom tertile) | 875 | 33.36 |
Consumption Expenditure (CE) (below “basic needs” poverty line) | 1,540 | 58.71 |
Scorecard (grade between 8–16) | 1,534 | 58.48 |
Among those below the national basic needs poverty line | (n = 1540) | |
Identified as poor by the scorecard | 1,049 | 68.12 |
Identified as poor by the wealth index | 643 | 41.75 |
Among those in the lowest wealth tercile | (n = 875) | |
Identified as poor by the scorecard | 795 | 90.86 |
In relation to the basic needs poverty line | ||
Errors of inclusion (% of those above the basic needs poverty classified as poor by scorecard) | 485 | 44.78 |
Errors of exclusion (% of those below basic needs poverty not classified as poor by scorecard) | 491 | 31.88 |
In relation to the wealth index | ||
Errors of inclusion (% classified as poor by the scorecard who are not in lowest tercile) | 739 | 42.27 |
Errors of exclusion (% of those in lowest tercile not classified as poor by scorecard) | 80 | 9.14 |