Chapter 3: How to Interpret ADePT Results
Standard of Living and Inequality Table 3.8 results from calculating the mean and median per capita consumption expenditure, and the Gini coefficient, for Georgia’s subnational regions. Columns A and B report the mean per capita consumption expenditure for years 2003 and 2006, respectively. Column C reports the percentage change or growth in per capita expenditure over the course of these three years. The mean per capita expenditure decreases for some regions (such as Kakheti [1,C], Tbilisi [2,C], and Imereti [9,C]) and increases for others (such as Shida Kartli [3,C], Kvemo Kartli [4,C], and Samtskhe-Javakheti [5,C]). Imereti registers the steepest fall (7.0 percent [9,C]) in mean per capita consumption expenditure, from GEL 150.3 in 2003 [9,A] to GEL 139.9 in 2006 [9,B]. In contrast, Kvemo Kartli reflects the highest increase in mean per capita expenditure, 16.1 percent [4,C]. It increased from GEL 93.5 in 2003 [4,A] to GEL 108.5 in 2006 [4,B]. Columns D, E, and F report median per capita expenditures and their growth. Although the change in overall median is −1.4 percent [11,F] (much larger than the change in overall mean), changes in subnational regions are mixed. For Kvemo Kartli, the growths of mean and median are almost the same [4,C] and [4,F]. For Samtskhe-Javakheti, the growth in mean [5,C] is three times larger than the growth of median [5,F]. In contrast, the growth
Table 3.8: Mean and Median Per Capita Income, Growth, and the Gini Coefficient across Subnational Regions Mean 2003 (GEL) Region 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Kakheti Tbilisi Shida Kartli Kvemo Kartli Samtskhe-Javakheti Ajara Guria Samegrelo Imereti Mtskheta-Mtianeti Total
2006 (GEL)
Median Growth (%)
2003 (GEL)
2006 (GEL)
Gini coefficient Growth (%)
2003
2006
Change (%)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
107.9 144.5 122.9 93.5 116.5 107.8 134.3 117.2 150.3 113.0 126.1
102.2 143.1 125.6 108.5 121.5 101.8 125.6 125.1 139.9 123.6 126.0
−5.2 −0.9 2.3 16.1 4.3 −5.6 −6.5 6.7 −7.0 9.3 −0.1
92.7 122.2 98.7 81.0 98.8 91.6 113.9 97.0 128.6 103.7 104.7
80.4 111.4 101.7 94.1 100.3 83.3 101.3 109.5 122.4 96.7 103.3
−13.2 −8.8 3.0 16.2 1.5 −9.0 −11.1 12.8 −4.8 −6.7 −1.4
34.4 32.1 36.6 32.6 32.9 33.9 33.9 34.1 33.0 33.5 34.4
38.5 36.4 35.9 32.7 31.1 34.4 35.0 32.3 32.9 37.4 35.4
4.0 4.3 −0.7 0.1 −1.8 0.4 1.1 −1.9 −0.1 3.9 0.9
Source: Based on ADePT Poverty and Inequality modules using Integrated Household Survey of Georgia 2003 and 2006.
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