Table 2.
Dimensions, indicators and weight in the computation of multidimensional poverty index
| Dimension | Indicators | National MPI indicators, Deprived | Weight | India | Nepal | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean deprivation | ||||||
| Education | V1: Child schooling | Deprived if any school aged child (6–14) in the household is not attending school | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.24 |
| V2: Educational level of head of household | Deprived if the household head did not complete Class 5 or more | 0.17 | 0.41 | 0.64 | 0.63 | |
| Living Standard | V3: Consumption poor | Deprived if the per capita income of the household is in the poorest quintile (bottom 20% of the distribution) | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| V4: Asset Ownership | Deprived if the household does not own more than one radio, TV, mobile, telephone and does not own a motor cycle or car or truck | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.55 | |
| V5:Housing | Deprived if both floor and roof are of grass/thatch/bamboo/plastic/tarpaulin/mud | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.13 | |
| V6:Food Sufficiency | If the household does not have sufficient food for all 12 months | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.18 | |
| Energy, water and sanitation | V7: Electricity | Deprived if the household does not use electricity for lighting from Grid | 0.11 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.83 |
| V8: Improved Drinking Water | Deprived if the household does not have access to improved drinking water or it takes 30 min or more to walk from home, round-trip for most of the year | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.24 | |
| V9: Improved Sanitation | Deprived if the household uses open defecation or open pit | 0.11 | 0.40 | 0.59 | 0.34 | |