The Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®) for Ethiopia is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the $1/Day/2005 PPP, $1.25/Day/2005 PPP, $1.75/Day/2005 PPP, $2.50/Day/2005 PPP, and $2.50/Day/2005 PPP.

The PPI uses 11 simple indicators that field workers can quickly collect and verify. Scores can be computed by hand on paper in real time. The PPI can help programs target services, track changes in poverty over time, and report on poverty rates.

Indicators in the PPI are based on the 2004/5 HICE and 2004 WMS. This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data. The latest version of the PPI for Ethiopia was created in April 2009.

* This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index®: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Ethiopia, Shiyuan Chen and Mark Schreiner.

PPI® Toolkit for Ethiopia

• PPI Indicators and Lookup Table for Ethiopia: Country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table written by Mark Schreiner.
• PPI Sampling Guidelines for Ethiopia: This document allows users to determine a sample size with precision levels of their choice. It also enables users to determine the precision levels for a given sample size (N).
• PPI Design Documentation for Ethiopia: A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design, written by Mark Schreiner.
  
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• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)