Determinants of Urban Household Poverty in Woldiya Town: Multidimensional Approach

Denberu Tesfu

dc.contributor.author	Denberu Tesfu
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-22T12:29:52Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-22T12:29:52Z
dc.date.issued	2021-02
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/11920
dc.description.abstract	This study attempts to analyze the determinants of urban household poverty and explore poverty measures using Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in Woldiya town in North Wollo Zone of Amhara National regional state. In order to attain these objectives, the study made use of primary cross-sectional household survey data collected from 293 sample urban households in 6 kebeles by employing multi-stage stratified random sampling technique through conducting structured questionnaire. The primary data collected were analyzed and discussed applying multidimensional poverty index, descriptive statistics and logit regression model analyses. To this end, measurement of the dimensions of poverty have been made identifying poor and non poor households, vulnerability and severity of poverty in the town, and related with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Using multidimensional poverty index cut off 0.33 as bench mark, the study found that 41.98 percent of the households are multidimensionally poor. And MPI of the town is 23.99% which is higher than urban national of Ethiopia (23%) which confirms poverty is a serious problem in the town. Accordingly, among statistically significant variables, household size was found to have positive association with poverty of the household. Meanwhile occupation of the household head, education status of the head, access to income, saving access and remittance were found out negative association with the household's poverty status at 5% significance level. But age of the head, sex of household head and availability of credit were statistically insignificant variables at 5% significance level. Hence, promoting education, working in public and private sectors, family planning, expanded diversification of income, the ability to save and availability of remittance are indispensible policy interventions to better target urban poor households of woldiya town.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	ECONOMICS	en_US
dc.title	Determinants of Urban Household Poverty in Woldiya Town: Multidimensional Approach	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US