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Poverty prevalence

DefinitionProportion of people/households living in poverty. Depending on the poverty line and the methodology used there are various estimates of the extent of poverty, therefore caution should be observed in comparing estimates from different sources, and comparative reliability can be assessed from the rank order correlation between different sets of estimates.

See also http://www.treasury.gov.za/povertyline/ for addidional work being done on development of a poverty index.
ReferenceBradshaw D, Steyn K, editors. Poverty and Chronic Diseases in South Africa: Technical Report 2001. Medical Research Council; 2002.
Ref. URLhttp://www.mrc.ac.za/bod/povertyfinal.pdf
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Indicator Type: -> Socio-Economic

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ACIWOALL
Poverty prevalence [Definition]
1996 Census indicators-----[1] 33.6
1998 asset index-----[2] 40.0
2001 AMPS income-----[3] 51.4
2001 Census indicators-----[4] 33.4
2005 AMPS income-----[5] 44.5
2006 AMPS income-----[6] 43.2
A: African/Black  C: Coloured  I: Indian/Asian  W: White  O: Other/Unspecified  ALL: All groups  

Notes and References

  1. ISRDP & URP Baseline: Everatt D. Measuring the 'war on poverty' in South Africa's 21 poorest rural and urban nodes, 1996-2006. Strategy and Tactics; 2006. http://www.s-and-t.co.za
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    Proportion of the population living in poverty based on the construction of a poverty index using indicators from the Census. The variables in the matrix include both household and individual-level data, and include the following: * Female-headed households * Illiteracy (the proportion of population aged 15 and above who have not completed Std 5/Grade 7) * Rate of unemployment * Household income (the proportion of households with no annual income) * Crowding (the proportion of households sharing a room with at least one other household) * Dwelling type (households classified informal or traditional) * Sanitation (households without flush or chemical toilet) * Water (households without tap water inside dwelling or on site) * Electricity (households without electricity for lighting purposes) * Refuse removal (households whose refuse is not removed by local authority)
  2. Chronic Diseases in SA: Bradshaw D, Steyn K, editors. Poverty and Chronic Diseases in South Africa: Technical Report 2001. Medical Research Council; 2002. http://www.mrc.ac.za/bod/povertyfinal.pdf ISBN: 1-919809-17-1
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    The asset index derived from the SADHS data was employed to calculate estimates of the headcount poverty index for South Africa. The asset index value at the 40th population percentile is employed as the poverty line. Table 2.6.
  3. Development Indicators 2007: Development Indicators Mid-term Review. The Presidency, Republic of South Africa; 2007. http://www.info.gov.za/otherdocs/2007/development_indicators.pdf
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    Index measuring the number of people living below a poverty line of R3000 per capita per annum (in 2000 constant Rand). Quoting Van der Berg, et al (2006) based on All Media and Products Survey of various years.
  4. ISRDP & URP Baseline: Everatt D. Measuring the 'war on poverty' in South Africa's 21 poorest rural and urban nodes, 1996-2006. Strategy and Tactics; 2006. http://www.s-and-t.co.za
    Local copy: -
    Proportion of the population living in poverty based on the construction of a poverty index using indicators from the Census. The variables in the matrix include both household and individual-level data, and include the following: * Female-headed households * Illiteracy (the proportion of population aged 15 and above who have not completed Std 5/Grade 7) * Rate of unemployment * Household income (the proportion of households with no annual income) * Crowding (the proportion of households sharing a room with at least one other household) * Dwelling type (households classified informal or traditional) * Sanitation (households without flush or chemical toilet) * Water (households without tap water inside dwelling or on site) * Electricity (households without electricity for lighting purposes) * Refuse removal (households whose refuse is not removed by local authority)
  5. Development Indicators 2007: Development Indicators Mid-term Review. The Presidency, Republic of South Africa; 2007. http://www.info.gov.za/otherdocs/2007/development_indicators.pdf
    Local copy: -
    Index measuring the number of people living below a poverty line of R3000 per capita per annum (in 2000 constant Rand). Quoting Van der Berg, et al (2006) based on All Media and Products Survey of various years.
  6. Development Indicators 2007: Development Indicators Mid-term Review. The Presidency, Republic of South Africa; 2007. http://www.info.gov.za/otherdocs/2007/development_indicators.pdf
    Local copy: -
    Index measuring the number of people living below a poverty line of R3000 per capita per annum (in 2000 constant Rand). Quoting Van der Berg, et al (2006) based on All Media and Products Survey of various years.
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