Table 2.
Category-wise and time horizon-wise poverty and vulnerability.
Source: Household Income Expenditure Survey-2016, Own calculations
| National (%) | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories of poverty | |||
| Chronically food poor(CP) | 11.07 | 12.62 | 7.51 |
| Transient food poor(TP) | 24.42 | 25.63 | 21.66 |
| Total food poor (TFP-HH wise) | 35.49 | 38.25 | 29.17 |
| Food poverty gap (FPG) | 8.99 | 9.8 | 7.11 |
| Squared food poverty gap (SFPG) | 3 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Categories of Vulnerability | |||
| Highly vulnerable food non-poor (HVNFP) | 9.03 | 9.64 | 7.63 |
| High vulnerability to food poverty (HVP) | 24.36 | 26.63 | 19.16 |
| Total vulnerable to poverty (TP) | 44.52 | 47.89 | 36.8 |
| Time Horizon-wise | |||
| Vulnerability to food-poverty in year 2 | 39.91 | 42.63 | 33.68 |
| Vulnerability to food-poverty in year 3 | 48.65 | 51.44 | 42.26 |