Table A2.
Variables that defined the final asset index, 2019.
| Asset ownership variable | Weight |
|---|---|
| Liquid petroleum gas tank of at least 5.5 kg capacity | 28.3% |
| Refrigerator | 28.9% |
| Air conditioner | 32.1% |
| Water heater | 24.6% |
| Landline phone | 27.9% |
| Laptop | 30.2% |
| Gold/golden jewellery (at least 10 g) | 26.2% |
| Car | 30.9% |
| Flat TV | 29.1% |
| Land | 16.3% |
| Cell phone | 23.7% |
| Savings | 25.8% |
| Second house | 16.8% |
| Access to improved water | 14.5% |
| Access to improved sanitation | 18.4% |
| House with good dwelling materials | 14.9% |
| Common variance explained | 0.4686 |
Weight is based on the first component of principal component analysis using tetrachoric correlation.
Author's calculations using Susenas 2019, March wave.