Social Indicators of Poverty Quiz

Traditional Indicators of Poverty

• Income or consumption expenditure per capita is a traditional indicator of poverty, where individuals or households with income/expenditure below a certain threshold are considered poor.
• Poverty lines, such as the World Bank's $1.90/day or $3.20/day, are used to define poverty thresholds.

New Social Indicators of Poverty

• Multidimensional poverty indices (MPIs) are now being used to measure poverty, which consider multiple deprivations in health, education, and living standards.
• The Human Poverty Index (HPI) is an example of a social indicator that measures poverty by considering factors like life expectancy, adult literacy, and poverty.

Non-Traditional Indicators of Poverty

• An example of a non-traditional indicator is the lack of access to electricity, which can be a proxy for poverty as it is often a luxury that only non-poor households can afford.
• Another example is the number of hours spent collecting water, which can be an indicator of poverty as it is often a time-consuming task that prevents individuals from engaging in more productive activities.