Where are Iraq’s Poor?

Measuring poverty and tracking it over time is an important prerequisite to national economic planning. Absence of official data on household expenditure or poverty line hampered the ability of Iraqi policymakers to understand the extent of the problem, analyze their causes, and devise appropriate policies. Iraq household socioeconomic survey (IHSES) 2006-07 was the first survey of its kind since 1988 to cover all 18 governorates. The survey collected rich information on income, expenditure, employment, housing, education, health, and other socioeconomic indicators. Building on the experience of the first IHSES survey and using international best practice on sampling and questionnaire design and survey implementation, the second round of IHSES was fielded in 201-/13. To fill the data gap, a larger survey was designed to collect information on correlates of household welfare like demographic characteristics, education, occupation, housing, and assets and estimate small-area poverty rates using projection methods. This report presents results from the exercise, the first of its kind for Iraq. Poverty mapping not only provides a visual representation of poverty at subnational levels, it also reveals pockets of poverty and islands of prosperity where they exist. This knowledge is useful to inform decisions on policy design and targeting of development projects and programs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sharma, Dhiraj, Vishwanath, Tara, Blankespoor, Brian, Krishnan, Nandini
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-06-23
Subjects:	SANITATION, REGIONAL POVERTY LINES, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, DURABLE GOODS, POVERTY LINE, CHECKS, ACCOUNTING, REGIONAL DUMMY, OIL RESERVE, EMPIRICAL QUESTION, INFORMATION SYSTEM, FOOD CONSUMPTION, INCOME, INTEREST, DUMMY VARIABLES, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY ESTIMATES, INVESTMENT FUND, LIVING STANDARD, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, COUNTERFACTUAL, HOUSING, NATIONAL POVERTY, DURABLE ASSETS, POOR PEOPLE, TAX, NATIONAL POVERTY RATE, POOR AREA, DUMMY VARIABLE, RESERVE, CALORIC INTAKE, MEASURES, NATIONAL POVERTY LINES, REGION, MATERNAL MORTALITY, POVERTY REDUCTION, BUDGET, REGIONAL POVERTY, MEASURING POVERTY, IMMUNIZATION, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION, POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE, OPTIONS, POVERTY INCIDENCE, STANDARD ERRORS, POOR AREAS, EQUIPMENTS, MARKETS, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POVERTY STATUS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, POVERTY MAPS, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, RESERVES, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE, POVERTY MAP, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, EXPENDITURE, TRANSACTIONS, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, EQUITY, WELFARE PROGRAM, POVERTY LINES, CONSUMPTION, REGIONAL MODELS, WIDESPREAD POVERTY, DROUGHT, SPATIAL PATTERN, MOBILE PHONE, RURAL AREA, RETURNS, AUTONOMOUS REGION, POVERTY MAPPING, HOUSEHOLD, CONTRACT, FOOD EXPENDITURE, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, AGRICULTURAL LAND, RURAL, SHARES, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, NUTRITION, POVERTY MAPPING METHODOLOGY, MARKET, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, ACCESS TO MARKETS, FOOD, CHILD MORTALITY, TARGETING, POVERTY INDICATORS, WELFARE MEASURES, GOODS, SECURITY, REGIONS, CORRELATES OF POVERTY, DURABLE, DRINKING WATER, WAR, INVESTMENT, IRRIGATION, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, SHARE, ACCESS TO SERVICES, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, CLEAN WATER, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, CHECK, DECLINE IN POVERTY, TRUST FUND, HEADCOUNT RATE, DECLINE IN POVERTY RATES, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE, POVERTY RATE, POOR, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, INSTRUMENT, POOR PERSONS, LABOR MARKETS, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INEQUALITY, POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24746796/iraq’s-poor-mapping-poverty-iraq https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22351
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