A Unified Approach to Measuring Poverty and Inequality
Poverty Gap Measure and Subnational Contribution to Overall Poverty Table 3.10 analyzes Georgia’s poverty gap measure across subnational regions. The poverty line is GEL 75.4 per month. Table rows list subnational regions. Columns A, B, and C analyze poverty gap measures for 2003, 2006, and the changes over time. Columns D, E, and F report the percentage contribution of the subnational regions to the overall poverty gap measure. Columns G, H, and I depict the population distribution of the subnational regions, or the percentage of the overall population that resides in each region. The overall poverty gap measure increases from 9.7 in 2003 [11,A] to 10.1 in 2006 [11,B], reflecting a 0.4 point increase [11,C]. For Kakheti, the poverty gap measure in 2003 is 13.4 [1,A]. The poverty gap measure for the same population subgroup in 2006 is 17.8 [1,B]. Thus, the poverty gap measure increased by 4.4 points [1,C] over three years. The poverty gap measure in Kvemo Kartli decreased by 3.5 points, from 15.4 in 2003 [4,A] to 11.9 in 2006 [4,B]. The poverty gap measure also fell between 2003 and 2006 in other regions, such as Samegrelo [8,C] and Mtskheta-Mtianeti [10,C]. Kakheti’s contribution to the overall poverty gap measure is 13.4 percent [1,D]. Its contribution increased to 16.3 percent in 2006 [1,E], an increase of 2.9 percentage points [1,F].
Table 3.10: Poverty Gap Measure by Subnational Regions Contribution to overall poverty (%)
Poverty gap measure
Region
Distribution of population (%)
2003
2006
Change
2003
2006
Change
2003
2006
Change
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
13.4 5.5 11.7 15.4 10.0 12.8 8.3 11.0 6.1 13.1 9.7
17.8 7.3 10.9 11.9 6.6 14.6 10.6 8.8 7.5 11.7 10.1
4.4 1.8 −0.8 −3.5 −3.4 1.8 2.3 −2.2 1.4 −1.4 0.4
13.4 14.0 8.5 18.1 4.7 11.5 2.8 12.0 11.1 3.9 100.0
16.3 18.2 7.8 12.8 3.2 13.7 3.3 8.2 13.4 3.1 100.0
2.9 4.2 −0.7 −5.3 −1.6 2.2 0.5 −3.8 2.4 −0.8 n.a.
9.7 24.6 7.0 11.3 4.6 8.7 3.2 10.5 17.5 2.9 100.0
9.3 25.2 7.2 10.8 4.8 9.5 3.1 9.5 18.0 2.7 100.0
−0.4 0.6 0.2 −0.5 0.2 0.8 −0.1 −1.1 0.5 −0.2 n.a.
Poverty line = GEL 75.4 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
Source: Based on ADePT Poverty and Inequality modules using Integrated Household Survey of Georgia 2003 and 2006. Note: n.a. = not applicable.
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