The Definition and Measurement of Poverty

Aldi Hagenaars and Klaas de Vos

Journal of Human Resources, 1988, vol. 23, issue 2, 211-221

Abstract: Both poverty research and social policy employ a variety of poverty definitions. The choice of one specific definition has major consequences for the resulting poverty population. This paper uses eight different definitions of poverty to determine who is poor, using a 1983 Dutch sample of more than 12,000 households. Poverty according to each of these definitions is compared over different subgroups. The relevance of the choice between definitions for social policy is shown by the presentation of poverty percentages according to the various definitions, which vary widely.

Date: 1988
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