ii Copyright © 2015 Ghana Statistical Service iii PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Ghana Statistical Service wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the Government of Ghana, the UK Department for International Development (UK-DFID) and the World Bank through the provision of both technical and financial support towards the successful implementation of the Poverty Mapping Project using the Small Area Estimation Method. The Service also acknowledges the invaluable contributions of Dhiraj Sharma, Vasco Molini and Nobuo Yoshida (all consultants from the World Bank), Baah Wadieh, Anthony Amuzu, Sylvester Gyamfi, Abena Osei-Akoto, Jacqueline Anum, Samilia Mintah, Yaw Misefa, Appiah Kusi-Boateng, Anthony Krakah, Rosalind Quartey, Francis Bright Mensah, Omar Seidu, Ernest Enyan, Augusta Okantey and Hanna Frempong Konadu, all of the Statistical Service who worked tirelessly with the consultants to produce this report under the overall guidance and supervision of Dr. Philomena Nyarko, the Government Statistician. Dr. Philomena Nyarko Government Statistician iv TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................. iv LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................... vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER TWO: METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER THREE: POVERTY AND INEQUALITY ESTIMATES ................................... 6 National Poverty Map ................................................................................................................. 7 Western Region ......................................................................................................................... 13 Central Region........................................................................................................................... 15 Greater Accra Region ................................................................................................................ 18 Volta Region ............................................................................................................................. 20 Eastern Region .......................................................................................................................... 25 Ashanti Region .......................................................................................................................... 27 Brong Ahafo Region ................................................................................................................. 30 Northern Region ........................................................................................................................ 32 Upper East Region .................................................................................................................... 35 Upper West Region ................................................................................................................... 37 CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................... 40 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 41 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................. 42 APPENDIX 1: Table of results by region ................................................................................. 42 APPENDIX 2: Regional GLS models ...................................................................................... 58 APPENDIX 3: Common variables ............................................................................................ 73 LEAGUE TABLE OF POVERTY INCIDENCE (Po) ............................................................ 75 v LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1: Poverty head count by region (poverty line = GH₵1,314) ....................................... 7 Table A1.1: Poverty and inequality estimates of Western Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ............................................................................................................... 42 Table A1.2: Poverty and inequality estimates of Central Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ............................................................................................................... 43 Table A1.3: Poverty and inequality estimates of Greater Accra Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ....................................................................................... 44 Table A1.4: Poverty and inequality estimates of Volta Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ............................................................................................................... 45 Table A1.5: Poverty and inequality estimates of Eastern Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ............................................................................................................... 46 Table A1.6: Poverty and inequality estimates of Ashanti Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ............................................................................................................... 47 Table A1.7: Poverty and inequality estimates of Brong Ahafo Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ....................................................................................... 48 Table A1.8: Poverty and inequality estimates of Northern Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) ............................................................................................................... 49 Table A1.9: Poverty and inequality estimates of Upper East Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) .............................................................................................................. 50 Table A1.10: Poverty and inequality estimates of Upper East Region by district (Poverty line= GH₵1,314) .............................................................................................................. 51 Table A1.11: Rank of Districts by Poverty Indices ...................................................................... 52 Table A3.1: Comparison of 2010 PHC and GLSS6 questions ................................................... 73 vi LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3.1: Incidence of poverty ................................................................................................... 9 Figure 3.2: Estimated Number of Poor Persons.......................................................................... 10 Figure 3.3: Depth of Poverty ...................................................................................................... 11 Figure 3.4: Inequality .................................................................................................................. 12 Figure 3.5: Poverty Incidence - Western Region ........................................................................ 13 Figure 3.6: Estimated Number of Poor Persons - Western Region ............................................ 14 Figure 3.7: Poverty Depth - Western Region.............................................................................. 14 Figure 3.8: Poverty Inequality - Western Region ....................................................................... 15 Figure 3.9: Poverty Incidence - Central Region ......................................................................... 16 Figure 3.10: Estimated Number of Poor Persons - Central Region .............................................. 16 Figure 3.11: Poverty Depth - Central Region ............................................................................... 17 Figure 3.12: Poverty Inequality - Central Region ......................................................................... 17 Figure 3.13: Poverty Incidence - Greater Accra Region ............................................................... 18 Figure 3.14: Estimated Number of Poor Persons - Greater Accra Region ................................... 19 Figure 3.15: Poverty Depth – Greater Accra Region .................................................................... 19 Figure 3.16: Poverty Inequality - Greater Accra .......................................................................... 20 Figure 3.17: Poverty Incidence - Volta Region ............................................................................ 21 Figure 3.18: Estimated Number of Poor Persons - Volta Region ................................................. 22 Figure 3.19: Poverty Depth – Volta Region ................................................................................. 23 Figure 3.20: Poverty Inequality - Volta Region............................................................................ 24 Figure 3.21: Poverty Incidence - Eastern Region ......................................................................... 25 Figure 3.23: Estimated Number of Poor Persons - Eastern Region .............................................. 26 Figure 3.23: Poverty Depth – Eastern Region .............................................................................