Measurements and determinants of multifaceted poverty in South Africa |
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Authors: | Ada Jansen Mariana Moses Stanford Mujuta |
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Institution: | 1. Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa.;2. Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa. |
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Abstract: | Poverty, despite being a multifaceted concept, is commonly measured in either absolute or relative monetary terms. However, it can also be measured subjectively, as people form perceptions on their relative income, welfare and life satisfaction. This is the first study that uses the National Income Dynamics Study data to analyse poverty across various objective and subjective methods. The paper finds that while respondents' poverty status varies across methods, blacks remain the racial group most likely to be defined as poor by at least one method. The multivariate analysis reveals that the impact of some explanatory variables, such as experience of negative events, frequency of crime victimisation, health status and importance of religious activities, is mixed across methods. |
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Keywords: | poverty absolute poverty relative poverty objective poverty subjective poverty subjective well-being National Income Dynamics Study South Africa |
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