Kenya
The Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®) for Kenya is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the Food Poverty Line, National Poverty Line, 150% of the National Poverty Line, USAID "Extreme" Poverty Line, $1.25/Day/2005 PPP line, and $2.50/Day/2005 PPP line.
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 are based on Kenya's 2005/6 Integrated Household Budget Survey. This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data. The first PPI for Kenya was created in August of 2008 and updated in March 2011. Please take note that the 2011 PPI for Kenya is not comparable to the 2008 PPI due to government changes in the national poverty line.
* This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Kenya, Mark Schreiner.
PPI® Toolkit for Kenya
- PPI Indicators and Lookup Table: An example of a country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table.
- PPI Interpretation of Indicators: Official instructions (where available) for each indicator in the PPI scorecard taken from the 2005 Integrated Household Budget Survey enumerator manual.
- PPI Sample Size Calculator: This document allows users to determine a sample size with precision levels of their choice. It also enables users to determine the precision levels for a given sample size (N). Updated February 2012.
- PPI Design Documentation Memo: A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design, written by Shiyuan Chen, Mark Schreiner and Gary Woller. Updated February 2012.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
