The Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) for Bangladesh is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the Upper National Poverty Line, Lower National Poverty Line, USAID "Extreme" Poverty Line, $1.25/Day/PPP., $1.75/Day/PPP, and $2.50/Day/PPP.

The PPI uses 10 simple indicators that field workers can quickly collect and verify. Scores can be computed by hand on paper in real time. The PPI can help programs target services, track changes in poverty over time, and report on poverty rates.

Indicators in the PPI were derived from the 2005 HIES. This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data. The latest version of the PPI for Bangladesh was updated in April of 2009.

* This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Bangladesh, Shiyuan Chen and Mark Schreiner.

PPI Toolkit for BangladesH

• PPI Scorecard and Lookup Table: An example of a country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table.
• PPI Scorecard (Bengali): Country-specific set of PPI indicators for Bangladesh developed from Bangladesh's 2005 HEIS.
• PPI Interpretation of Indicators: Official instructions (where available) for each indicator in the PPI scorecard taken from the 2005 HEIS enumerator manual.
• PPI Sample Size Calculator: Provides a country-specific formula for estimating precision levels of PPI results and determining sample sizes based on desired confidence intervals and levels.
• PPI Design Documentation Memo: A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design, written by Shiyuan Chen and Mark Schreiner. 
  
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• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)