The Determinants of Multidimensional Poverty in Nsukka, Nigeria

PEP PMMA Working Paper No. 2011-13

22 Pages Posted: 3 Oct 2011 Last revised: 11 Jul 2018

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John Ataguba

University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Health Sciences

William Fonta

University of Nigeria

Ementa Hyacinth Ichoku

University of Nigeria - Department of Economics

Date Written: September 1, 2011

Abstract

This paper explores factors that predict deprivation and are associated with multiple counts of deprivation in Nsukka, Nigeria. Different conceptions of poverty were constructed: the traditional money-metric measure and differing multidimensional constructs of poverty. Data from a survey of households in Nsukka were used. The counting and FGT methodologies were used to measure poverty and deprivation. Ordinary least squares, probit and counting models were also used to assess factors that predict poverty. The results indicate that between 70% and 78% of the population in the study is categorized as deprived or poor. The major determinants of deprivation across its various constructs include large family size, a low level of education, poor employment, rural location and poor health. In order to effectively alleviate poverty, an integrated approach that accounts for inter-linkages between factors associated with poverty is required.

Keywords: Multidimensional poverty, deprivation, determinants of poverty, missing dimensions, Nsukka

JEL Classification: I3, I32, D63

Suggested Citation

Ataguba, John and Fonta, William and Ichoku, Ementa Hyacinth, The Determinants of Multidimensional Poverty in Nsukka, Nigeria (September 1, 2011). PEP PMMA Working Paper No. 2011-13, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1937721 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1937721

John Ataguba (Contact Author)

University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Health Sciences ( email )

South Africa

William Fonta

University of Nigeria ( email )

184 ogui Road Enugu
Department of Science Education, Chemistry option
Nsukka, DE Enugu State 410001
Nigeria

Ementa Hyacinth Ichoku

University of Nigeria - Department of Economics ( email )

Department of Economics,
University of Nigeria Nsukka
Nsukka, Enugu State 4100002
Nigeria

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