Table 3.
Scoring factors and percentage of households owning/using assets in the most poor and the least poor household quintiles
| Asset index items | Scoring factors | % of distribution in the sample | Most poor (%) | Least poor (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refrigerator | 0.382 | 48.4 | 0 | 100 |
| Radio | 0.231 | 65.8 | 41.1 | 91 |
| Television | 0.368 | 47.5 | 0 | 40 |
| Stove | 0.357 | 59.2 | 0 | 98 |
| Phone | 0.329 | 43.7 | 0 | 40 |
| Car | 0.161 | 7.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Drinking water (Piped inside the house) |
0.379 | 45.4 | 0 | 55 |
| Type of toilet ( Flush toilet) |
0.358 | 48.2 | 0 | 41 |
| Cooking fuel (Using electricity for cooking) |
0.36 | 35.4 | 0 | 43 |
Each variable was a binary variable taking a value of 1 if true, and 0 otherwise. The scoring factor is the weight assigned to each variable.