Variables | Definition | Abbreviations |
Dependent Variable: | ||
Poverty status | Refers to an income per capita of the heads of the poor HH | POS |
Independent Variables: | ||
Education (dummy) | Refers to the educational background of the heads of the poor HH: If the educational attainment of the household’s head was equal or higher than upper secondary school level: EDUC = 1; otherwise, EDUC = 0. | EDUC |
Ethnic group (dummy) | Refers to Ethnic group: if the head of poor HH belongs to “Kinh” ethnicity, ETH = 1; otherwise, ETH = 0. | ETH |
Area (dummy) | Refers to the living area in Rural or Urban: if the head of poor HH lives in Urban; AREA = 1, lives in Rural, AREA = 0). | AREA |
Gender (dummy) | Refers to male or female: if the head of poor HH is Male: GDER = 1, Female; GDER = 0. | GDER |
Age | Refers to the actual age of the head in poor HH | AGE |
Occupation (dummy) | Refers to job type: if the head of poor HH is skilled labor: OCC = 1; otherwise, OCC = 0. | OCC |
Household size | Refers to the number of people living together in one house | HS |
Married status (dummy) | If poor HH has both husband and wife; MS = 1, otherwise, MS = 0. | MS |
Expenditure for health | The number of money of poor HH is spent on health in 12 months | EXH |