Measuring welfare for small but vulnerable groups: poverty and disability in Uganda

Johannes G. Hoogeveen and Johannes G. Hoogeveen

No 30168, The Social Policy and Labor Discussion Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: When vulnerable population groups are numerically small -as is often the case, obtaining representative welfare estimates from non-purposive sample surveys becomes an issue. Building on a method developed by Elbers, Lanjouw and Lanjouw (2003) it is shown how, for census years, estimates of income poverty for small vulnerable populations can be derived by combining sample survey and population census information. The approach is illustrated for Uganda, for which poverty amongst households with disabled heads is determined. This is possibly the first time that, for a developing country, statistically representative information on income poverty amongst disabled people is generated.

Keywords: Inequality; Disability; Poverty Reduction; Social Development&Poverty; Educational Sciences; Education; Social Inclusion&Institutions; Municipal Management and Reform; Urban Economics; City to City Alliances; Urban Communities; National Urban Development Policies&Strategies; Urban Housing and Land Settlements; Public Sector Development; Urban Economic Development; Urban Development; Regional Urban Development; Communities and Human Settlements; Urban Governance and Management; Urban Housing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-09-01
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