Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08

Poverty reduction is one of the three key objectives of the Afghanistan national development strategy. The poverty profile is an important element in the information kit of the policymaker that helps focus policy to attain this objective. A poverty...

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Main Authors:	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy, World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO SERVICES AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR AGRICULTURE BASIC CONSUMPTION BASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS BASIC NEEDS BEVERAGES BREAD CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENT CALORIE INTAKE CANDY CARPET WEAVING CENTRAL REGION CENTRAL REGIONS CEREALS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD LABOR CLEAN WATER CONFLICT CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION MEASURES CONSUMPTION PATTERN CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION QUINTILES CORRELATES OF POVERTY CROP PRODUCTION CURRENT POVERTY DAIRY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIETARY DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DIVERSIFICATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY EGG EGGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION FAMILY MEMBERS FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMING ACTIVITIES FIREWOOD FOOD AID FOOD ALLOWANCES FOOD BUNDLE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA FOOD CONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD GOODS FOOD ITEM FOOD ITEMS FOOD NEEDS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY RATE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD QUALITY FOOD QUANTITY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT HEADCOUNT INDEX HIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES IRRIGATION LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVESTOCK ASSETS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEAN VALUE MEASURING POVERTY MEAT MONITORING POVERTY MOUNTAINOUS AREAS NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD GOODS NON-FOOD ITEMS NON-FOOD NEEDS NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS NONFOOD EXPENDITURES NONFOOD ITEMS OFFICIAL POVERTY OPIUM OVERALL POVERTY LINE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POOR POPULATION POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY HEAD POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY SITUATION POVERTY STATUS POVERTY THRESHOLD PREPARED FOODS PULSES REAL TERMS REGIONAL DIVERSITY REGIONAL VARIATION RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DIVIDE RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL FARM RURAL FEMALE RURAL FOOD RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LABOR RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SPATIAL DIFFERENCES SPATIAL VARIATION SPICES SQUARED POVERTY GAP STANDARD ERRORS STRAW SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUGAR UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS UTILITY LEVEL VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WAGE EMPLOYMENT WELFARE MEASURE WFP WINTER MONTHS WINTER SEASON WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
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topic	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO SERVICES AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR AGRICULTURE BASIC CONSUMPTION BASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS BASIC NEEDS BEVERAGES BREAD CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENT CALORIE INTAKE CANDY CARPET WEAVING CENTRAL REGION CENTRAL REGIONS CEREALS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD LABOR CLEAN WATER CONFLICT CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION MEASURES CONSUMPTION PATTERN CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION QUINTILES CORRELATES OF POVERTY CROP PRODUCTION CURRENT POVERTY DAIRY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIETARY DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DIVERSIFICATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY EGG EGGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION FAMILY MEMBERS FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMING ACTIVITIES FIREWOOD FOOD AID FOOD ALLOWANCES FOOD BUNDLE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA FOOD CONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD GOODS FOOD ITEM FOOD ITEMS FOOD NEEDS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY RATE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD QUALITY FOOD QUANTITY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT HEADCOUNT INDEX HIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES IRRIGATION LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVESTOCK ASSETS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEAN VALUE MEASURING POVERTY MEAT MONITORING POVERTY MOUNTAINOUS AREAS NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD GOODS NON-FOOD ITEMS NON-FOOD NEEDS NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS NONFOOD EXPENDITURES NONFOOD ITEMS OFFICIAL POVERTY OPIUM OVERALL POVERTY LINE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POOR POPULATION POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY HEAD POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY SITUATION POVERTY STATUS POVERTY THRESHOLD PREPARED FOODS PULSES REAL TERMS REGIONAL DIVERSITY REGIONAL VARIATION RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DIVIDE RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL FARM RURAL FEMALE RURAL FOOD RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LABOR RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SPATIAL DIFFERENCES SPATIAL VARIATION SPICES SQUARED POVERTY GAP STANDARD ERRORS STRAW SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUGAR UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS UTILITY LEVEL VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WAGE EMPLOYMENT WELFARE MEASURE WFP WINTER MONTHS WINTER SEASON WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO SERVICES AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR AGRICULTURE BASIC CONSUMPTION BASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS BASIC NEEDS BEVERAGES BREAD CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENT CALORIE INTAKE CANDY CARPET WEAVING CENTRAL REGION CENTRAL REGIONS CEREALS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD LABOR CLEAN WATER CONFLICT CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION MEASURES CONSUMPTION PATTERN CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION QUINTILES CORRELATES OF POVERTY CROP PRODUCTION CURRENT POVERTY DAIRY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIETARY DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DIVERSIFICATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY EGG EGGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION FAMILY MEMBERS FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMING ACTIVITIES FIREWOOD FOOD AID FOOD ALLOWANCES FOOD BUNDLE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA FOOD CONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD GOODS FOOD ITEM FOOD ITEMS FOOD NEEDS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY RATE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD QUALITY FOOD QUANTITY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT HEADCOUNT INDEX HIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES IRRIGATION LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVESTOCK ASSETS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEAN VALUE MEASURING POVERTY MEAT MONITORING POVERTY MOUNTAINOUS AREAS NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD GOODS NON-FOOD ITEMS NON-FOOD NEEDS NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS NONFOOD EXPENDITURES NONFOOD ITEMS OFFICIAL POVERTY OPIUM OVERALL POVERTY LINE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POOR POPULATION POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY HEAD POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY SITUATION POVERTY STATUS POVERTY THRESHOLD PREPARED FOODS PULSES REAL TERMS REGIONAL DIVERSITY REGIONAL VARIATION RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DIVIDE RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL FARM RURAL FEMALE RURAL FOOD RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LABOR RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SPATIAL DIFFERENCES SPATIAL VARIATION SPICES SQUARED POVERTY GAP STANDARD ERRORS STRAW SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUGAR UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS UTILITY LEVEL VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WAGE EMPLOYMENT WELFARE MEASURE WFP WINTER MONTHS WINTER SEASON WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy World Bank Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08
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description	Poverty reduction is one of the three key objectives of the Afghanistan national development strategy. The poverty profile is an important element in the information kit of the policymaker that helps focus policy to attain this objective. A poverty profile is standard methodology to describe the extent and nature of poverty in a country or region. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic domains, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and identifies correlates of poverty. The report describes the multidimensional nature of poverty by encompassing the nonmonetary dimensions of poverty, particularly education and health status, and vulnerability to shocks. Tables in the report are also disaggregated by region, income sources, gender, and many socioeconomic characteristics. In addition to providing a picture of the many dimensions of poverty, it is important to also recognize that the poverty estimates in this report are the first nationally representative, seasonally smoothed estimates of wellbeing for Afghanistan. Because previously no such existing estimates were available, the provision of these estimates in this report is new analysis that substantially fills key knowledge gaps in our understanding of the poverty situation in Afghanistan.
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author	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy World Bank
author_facet	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy World Bank
author_sort	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy
title	Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08
title_short	Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08
title_full	Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08
title_fullStr	Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08
title_full_unstemmed	Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08
title_sort	poverty status in afghanistan : a profile based on national risk and vulnerability assessment 2007/08
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/125671467989983985/Poverty-status-in-Afghanistan-a-profile-based-on-the-National-Risk-and-Vulnerability-Assessment-NRVA-2007-08 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27827
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spelling	okr-10986-278272021-04-23T14:04:44Z Poverty Status in Afghanistan : A Profile Based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/08 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Economy World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO SERVICES AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR AGRICULTURE BASIC CONSUMPTION BASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS BASIC NEEDS BEVERAGES BREAD CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENT CALORIE INTAKE CANDY CARPET WEAVING CENTRAL REGION CENTRAL REGIONS CEREALS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD LABOR CLEAN WATER CONFLICT CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION MEASURES CONSUMPTION PATTERN CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONSUMPTION QUINTILES CORRELATES OF POVERTY CROP PRODUCTION CURRENT POVERTY DAIRY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIETARY DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DIVERSIFICATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY EGG EGGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION FAMILY MEMBERS FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMING ACTIVITIES FIREWOOD FOOD AID FOOD ALLOWANCES FOOD BUNDLE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA FOOD CONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD GOODS FOOD ITEM FOOD ITEMS FOOD NEEDS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY RATE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD QUALITY FOOD QUANTITY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT HEADCOUNT INDEX HIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES IRRIGATION LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVESTOCK ASSETS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEAN VALUE MEASURING POVERTY MEAT MONITORING POVERTY MOUNTAINOUS AREAS NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD GOODS NON-FOOD ITEMS NON-FOOD NEEDS NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS NONFOOD EXPENDITURES NONFOOD ITEMS OFFICIAL POVERTY OPIUM OVERALL POVERTY LINE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POOR POPULATION POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY HEAD POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY SITUATION POVERTY STATUS POVERTY THRESHOLD PREPARED FOODS PULSES REAL TERMS REGIONAL DIVERSITY REGIONAL VARIATION RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DIVIDE RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL FARM RURAL FEMALE RURAL FOOD RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LABOR RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SPATIAL DIFFERENCES SPATIAL VARIATION SPICES SQUARED POVERTY GAP STANDARD ERRORS STRAW SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUGAR UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS UTILITY LEVEL VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WAGE EMPLOYMENT WELFARE MEASURE WFP WINTER MONTHS WINTER SEASON WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Poverty reduction is one of the three key objectives of the Afghanistan national development strategy. The poverty profile is an important element in the information kit of the policymaker that helps focus policy to attain this objective. A poverty profile is standard methodology to describe the extent and nature of poverty in a country or region. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic domains, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and identifies correlates of poverty. The report describes the multidimensional nature of poverty by encompassing the nonmonetary dimensions of poverty, particularly education and health status, and vulnerability to shocks. Tables in the report are also disaggregated by region, income sources, gender, and many socioeconomic characteristics. In addition to providing a picture of the many dimensions of poverty, it is important to also recognize that the poverty estimates in this report are the first nationally representative, seasonally smoothed estimates of wellbeing for Afghanistan. Because previously no such existing estimates were available, the provision of these estimates in this report is new analysis that substantially fills key knowledge gaps in our understanding of the poverty situation in Afghanistan. 2017-08-15T15:33:55Z 2017-08-15T15:33:55Z 2010-07 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/125671467989983985/Poverty-status-in-Afghanistan-a-profile-based-on-the-National-Risk-and-Vulnerability-Assessment-NRVA-2007-08 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27827 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Economic & Sector Work South Asia Afghanistan

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