Exercise 7.4
Compute the FGT poverty index for a=0 and for poverty lines equal to 150, 250 and 300 FCFA, separately for the female- and male-headed households.

Answer
STEP 1: Initialising  the sampling weight: EDIT|Set Sample Design

 

  • After choosing the appropriate variable(s), click on  the button OK.

STEP 2: Use the DAD Application: DISTRIBUTION|NON PARAMETRIC REGRESSION

  • After choosing the appropriate variable(s) and parameters, click on the COMPUTE button.

RESULTS
 

FGT (Poverty)

Session Date Tue Jul 06 15:06:01 EDT 2004
Execution Time 0.235 sec
FileName DECA-7.daf
OBS 1000
Sampling Weight WHHLD
Variable of interest EXPEQ
Size variable SIZE
Group variable SEXE
Group Number 1

Index

Estimated value

Standard deviation

Lower bound

Upper bound

Confidence Level in (%)

 

Male Headed Househoulds

FGT (150)

0.04009651

0.01354816

0.01354259

0.06665042

95.00000000

FGT (250)

0.20645995

0.02489833

0.15766012

0.25525978

95.00000000

FGT (300)

0.33671916

0.02836147

0.28113170

0.39230661

95.00000000

 

Female Headed Househoulds

FGT (150)

0.06109397

0.03244444

-0.00249595

0.12468390

95.00000000

FGT (250)

0.15426673

0.05057585

0.05513988

0.25339358

95.00000000

FGT (300)

0.25756940

0.05451293

0.15072603

0.36441277

95.00000000