Government of The Gambia INTEGRATED HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE POVERTY ASSESSMENT-2010 Gambia Bureau of Statistics December 2011 PART TWO TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... V Concepts and Definitions ................................................................................................................ VI Preface............................................................................................................................................. IX Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ XI Key Findings ............................................................................................................................... XI Recommendations .................................................................................................................... XIV Chapter 1: Methodology of the analysis of The Gambia IHS 2010 ............................................. 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives of the survey ................................................................................................................ 1 Sampling methodology ................................................................................................................. 2 The survey and the data files ......................................................................................................... 3 Data analysis ................................................................................................................................. 5 Methods for Poverty Analysis ....................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 2: Demographic and household characteristics ............................................................. 10 Chapter 3: Household and per capita income ............................................................................ 17 Chapter 4: Household consumption............................................................................................ 23 Chapter 5: Poverty Analysis ....................................................................................................... 36 Determinants of poverty .............................................................................................................. 36 Chapter 6: Miscellaneous Income And Expenditure .................................................................. 53 Miscellaneous Income and Expenditure ..................................................................................... 54 Chapter 7: Remittances .............................................................................................................. 56 7.1 Remittances sent .............................................................................................................. 57 7.2 Remittance received ........................................................................................................ 59 ANNEXES ...................................................................................................................................... 62 Annex 1: References ................................................................................................................. 62 Annex 2: National Urban Households Consumption based on IHS2010. ................................ 63 Annex 3: National Rural Households Consumption based on IHS2010. ................................... 72 Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment, 2010 Page I LIST OF TABLE Table 2. 1: Population, number of households, average household size and sample EAs and Households selected by Local Government Area ........................................................................... 10 Table 2. 2: Population by LGA and place of residence .................................................................. 10 Table 2. 3: Population by LGA/sub division and place of residence ............................................. 11 Table 2. 4 : Population Estimate for midyear 2010 and Sampling Weights for the 2010 HIS ....... 12 Table 2. 5 : Percentage distribution of the 2010 IHS sample population by age group and gender ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Table 2. 6: Percentage distribution of the listed household members by LGA/Subdivision and gender ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Table 2. 7: Percentage distribution of head of households by LGA and gender ............................ 16 Table 3. 1: Annual Household Income by Income category and LGA/Sub division ....................... 18 Table 3. 2 : Mean Per Capita Household Income by LGA/Subdivision and gender ...................... 19 Table 3. 3 : Annual per capita by income category by LGA/Sub division ...................................... 21 Table 4. 1: Consumption of selected Foods over the ‘Past Three Days’, which was not purchased ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Table 4. 2: National: Urban & Rural Households Consumption Report Combined...................... 28 Table 5. 1: Poverty Measures, 2010 ............................................................................................... 38 Table 5. 2: Percentage distribution of the Employed population living below USD1.25 per day by age group and gender ..................................................................................................................... 39 Table 5. 3 : Total Household Consumption by Quintile, 1998 – 2010 ........................................... 40 Table 5. 4: Average Household Consumption 2010 ....................................................................... 40 Table 5. 5: Mean Per Capita Expenditure in Dalasi by LGA and residence ................................. 41 Table 5. 6 : Inequality in Per Capita Expenditure Distribution by place of residence in 2003 and 2010................................................................................................................................................. 41 Table 5. 7 : Poverty Rate from less than $1 - $2 and above per person per day consumption by residence ......................................................................................................................................... 43 Table 5. 8: Poverty rates by Local Government Area less than $1 to $2 and above per day ........ 43 Table 5. 9 : Poverty Rate by Gender of the household head less than $1 to $2 and above per day ......................................................................................................................................................... 44 Table 5. 10: Mean per capita household consumption by gender of the household head and residence ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Table 5. 11: Poverty Rate by the Household head highest level of education completed .............. 47 Table 5. 12: Poverty Rate by Sector of Employment of the Household Head ................................ 48 Table 5. 13: Poverty Rate by Status in Employment of the Household Head ................................. 49 Table 5. 14: Poverty Rate by Status in Employment of the Household Head ................................. 50 Table 5. 15: Poverty rates by Age Group, less than $1 per day poverty line ................................. 51 Table 5. 16: Poverty rates by Age Group, less than $1.25 per day poverty line ............................ 52 Table 6. 1: Table 6.1 : Receipt from sale of used items (Module G) .............................................. 53 Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment, 2010 Page II Table 6. 2: Miscellaneous income in past 12 months by households ............................................. 54 Table 6. 3: Expenditure in past 12 months by households in cash and kind .................................. 54 Table 7. 1: Value of Remittance Sent by type, background Characteristics of recipient and period. ......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Table 7. 2 : Value remittances Sent by region and type ................................................................. 58 Table 7. 3: Value of Remittance received by type, background Characteristics of remitter and period. ............................................................................................................................................. 59 Table 7. 4: Value of remittances received by region and type ........................................................ 60 Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment, 2010 Page III LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Population Pyramid of the IHS 2010 Sampled Population ............................................ 14 Figure 2: Poverty Rates by place of residence for less $1 and $1.25 per day ..............................