Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa
STUDY OBJECTIVE -- To test the validity of proxy measures of household wealth and income that can be readily implemented in health surveys in rural Africa. DESIGN -- Data are drawn from four different integrated household surveys. The assumptions underlying the choice of wealth proxy are described,...
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| author | Morris, Saul Sutkover Carletto, Calogero Hoddinott, John F. Christiaensen, Luc |
| author_browse | Carletto, Calogero Christiaensen, Luc Hoddinott, John F. Morris, Saul Sutkover |
| author_facet | Morris, Saul Sutkover Carletto, Calogero Hoddinott, John F. Christiaensen, Luc |
| author_sort | Morris, Saul Sutkover |
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| description | STUDY OBJECTIVE -- To test the validity of proxy measures of household wealth and income that can be readily implemented in health surveys in rural Africa. DESIGN -- Data are drawn from four different integrated household surveys. The assumptions underlying the choice of wealth proxy are described, and correlations with the true value are assessed in two different settings. The expenditure proxy is developed and then tested for replicability in two independent datasets representing the same population. SETTING -- Rural areas of Mali, Malawi, and Côte d'Ivoire (two national surveys). PARTICIPANTS -- Random sample of rural households in each setting (n=275, 707, 910, and 856, respectively). MAIN RESULTS -- In both Mali and Malawi, the wealth proxy correlated highly (r0.74) with the more complex monetary value method. For rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire, it was possible to generate a list of just 10 expenditure items, the values of which when summed correlated highly with expenditures on all items combined (r=0.74, development dataset, r=0.72, validation dataset). Total household expenditure is an accepted alternative to household income in developing country settings. CONCLUSIONS -- It is feasible to approximate both household wealth and expenditures in rural African settings without dramatically lengthening questionnaires that have a primary focus on health outcomes." -- Online Abstract |
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| spelling | CGSpace1567392024-11-02T08:04:06Z Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa Morris, Saul Sutkover Carletto, Calogero Hoddinott, John F. Christiaensen, Luc socioeconomic status indicators africa STUDY OBJECTIVE -- To test the validity of proxy measures of household wealth and income that can be readily implemented in health surveys in rural Africa. DESIGN -- Data are drawn from four different integrated household surveys. The assumptions underlying the choice of wealth proxy are described, and correlations with the true value are assessed in two different settings. The expenditure proxy is developed and then tested for replicability in two independent datasets representing the same population. SETTING -- Rural areas of Mali, Malawi, and Côte d'Ivoire (two national surveys). PARTICIPANTS -- Random sample of rural households in each setting (n=275, 707, 910, and 856, respectively). MAIN RESULTS -- In both Mali and Malawi, the wealth proxy correlated highly (r0.74) with the more complex monetary value method. For rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire, it was possible to generate a list of just 10 expenditure items, the values of which when summed correlated highly with expenditures on all items combined (r=0.74, development dataset, r=0.72, validation dataset). Total household expenditure is an accepted alternative to household income in developing country settings. CONCLUSIONS -- It is feasible to approximate both household wealth and expenditures in rural African settings without dramatically lengthening questionnaires that have a primary focus on health outcomes." -- Online Abstract 2000-05-01 2024-10-24T12:45:19Z 2024-10-24T12:45:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156739 en Limited Access BMJ Morris, Saul Sutkover; Carletto, Calogero; Hoddinott, John F.; Christiaensen, Luc. 2000. Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 54(5): 381-387. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.54.5.381 |
| spellingShingle | socioeconomic status indicators africa Morris, Saul Sutkover Carletto, Calogero Hoddinott, John F. Christiaensen, Luc Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa |
| title | Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa |
| title_full | Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa |
| title_fullStr | Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa |
| title_short | Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa |
| title_sort | validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural africa |
| topic | socioeconomic status indicators africa |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156739 |
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