Chart. Operational definitions of socioeconomic indicators used in the design of a Deprivation Index for Ecuador.
| Domains/Indicators | Numerator | Denominator | Survey Question | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Education | ||||
| Literacya. | Literate population | Population of 5 years or more. | 19) Can you (...) read and write? | |
| Educational attainmenta. | Population with secondary or university education (5–10 years). | Population of 24–65 years. | 23) What is the highest level of instruction you attend or attended (...)? | |
| 2. Information and Communication | ||||
| Mobile phone accessa. | Population that made use of a mobile phone in the last 6 months. | Population of 5 years or more. | 20) In the last six months (...) have you used: a mobile phone… | |
| Internet accessa. | Population that made use of the internet in the last six months. | Population of 5 years or more. | 20) In the last six months (...) have you used: the internet… | |
| 3. Housing and Urban Environment | ||||
| Main cooking fuela. | Households using adequate fuel for cooking (gas or electricity). | Total of households. | 5) Which is the main fuel or energy that this home uses for cooking? | |
| Toilet for household use onlya. | Households with exclusive use of a toillet. | Total of households. | 3) The household toilet is of: Exclusive use of the household. | |
| Water Supplya. | Dwellings with piped water. | Total of households. | V8) Where does the water received in this home come from? | |
| Rubbish collectiona. | Homes that eliminate garbage with a collector car. | Total of households. | V13) Mainly, how do you eliminate the garbage from the home: | |
| Toilet to sewer. | Households with toilet to sewer. | Total of households. | V9) The household toilet is connected to: | |
| Electricity supplya. | Households with electrical energy (any provider). | Total of households. | V10) The electric light (energy) service of the house comes mainly from: | |
| Dwellings overcrowdinga. | Dwellings not overcrowded (3 or less people per bedroom). | Total of households. | 14) Without considering the kitchen, bathroom and office, how many bedrooms does the household has? 16) How many persons (households) sleep and cook food? | |
| Piped into residence/dwellinga. | Dwellings with piped water inside. | Total of households. | V8) The water received in this house is: | |
| Compound indicator of Dwelling’s qualitya: Walls, Floor, Ceiling | Dwellings in good condition (roof, walls and floors reported as “good”). | Total of households. | V2) The condition of the ceiling or covering of the dwelling is: V04) The condition of the walls of the dwelling is: V6) The condition of the floor of the dwelling is: | |
| 4. Work and Social Security | ||||
| Private insurancea. | Population with private insurance. | Total of population. | 07) (...) has private health insurance? | |
| Women not payed working hours ratiob. | Weekly not payed work hours. | Total worked hours. | 24) How many hours a week do you dedicate to the following home chores: (Total hours). | |
| Poverty perceptionb. | Population that considers not being poor. | Total of households. | 4) According to your economic condition, do you consider your home to be: | |
| 5. Historical Discrimination | ||||
| Ethnicitya. | Population with white or mestizo self-identification | Total of the population. | 16) How do you identify (...) according to your culture and customs? | |
Information Sources:
a
Census 2010;
b
Life Conditions Survey 2013–2014.
All 17 indicators refer to inhabited dwellings. People residing outside the country when the census was performed were excluded.