Making Poor Haitians Count : Poverty in Rural and Urban Haiti Based on the First Household Survey for Haiti

This paper analyzes poverty in Haiti based on the first Living Conditions Survey of 7,186 households covering the whole country and representative at the regional level. Using a USD1 a day extreme poverty line, the analysis reveals that 49 percent...

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Main Author:	Verner, Dorte
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO GOODS ACCESS TO IRRIGATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ADULT ILLITERACY AGE DISTRIBUTION AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC NEEDS CASH TRANSFERS CENTER FOR HEALTH CHILDREN PER WOMAN CLEAN DRINKING WATER CLEAN WATER CONFLICT CURRENT POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEPENDENCY RATIO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE EMPLOYMENT INCOME EQUAL ACCESS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE EXTENDED FAMILY EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FARM SECTOR FARM SIZE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FOOD CROPS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FORCED SEX FORMAL EDUCATION GLOBAL HEALTH GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL GOOD GOVERNANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROGRAMS HIGH POPULATION GROWTH HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL ILLITERACY ILLITERACY RATE IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME POVERTY INCOME QUINTILE INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INEQUITIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMED DECISIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION IRRIGATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF EDUCATION LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LANDHOLDINGS LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVEL OF POVERTY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALNUTRITION MEAT MEDIA COVERAGE MIGRANTS MIGRATION NUMBER OF AIDS CASES NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OLD AGE PEACE PENSIONS PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL TURMOIL POOR POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR PEOPLE POPULATION CHANGES POPULATION DATA POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROUPS POPULATION GROWTH RATE POPULATION GROWTH RATES POPULATION SIZE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEAD POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE TRANSFERS PROGRESS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE RELIABLE FAMILY PLANNING REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS RISK FACTORS ROLE MODELS RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DWELLERS RURAL FARMERS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INEQUALITY RURAL MARKETS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS SAFE WATER SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL YEAR SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SMALL FARMS SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TERTIARY EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION UNMET DEMAND URBAN AREAS URBAN DWELLERS URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBANIZATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VULNERABLE GROUPS WOMAN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG AGE YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG MEN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9121160/making-poor-haitians-count--poverty-rural-urban-haiti-based-first-household-survey-haiti http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6555

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9121160/making-poor-haitians-count--poverty-rural-urban-haiti-based-first-household-survey-haiti
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6555

Making Poor Haitians Count : Poverty in Rural and Urban Haiti Based on the First Household Survey for Haiti

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