The Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®) for El Salvador is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the National Poverty line, Food Poverty Line, 150% of National, 200% of National, USAID "Extreme" Poverty line, $1.25/day 2005 PPP line, $2.50/day 2005 PPP line, and $3.75/day 2005 PPP line. The PPI uses 10 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 El Salvador's 2008 EHPM (Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples) conduced by the Direccion General de Estadistica y Censos (DIGESTYC). This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data.  The latest version  of the PPI for El Salvador was created in May 2010. Question #8, option B  of the scorecard was revised in August 2011. Spanish language versions of some documents were added in April 2012.

This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index ®: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for El Salvador, Mark Schreiner.

PPI® Toolkit for El Salvador

• PPI Indicators and Look-up Tables: Country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table for El Salvador.
• PPI Tarjeta de Puntaje y Tabla de Probabilidades: Indicadores específicos del PPI y tablas de probabilidad asociadas para generar las probabilidades y las tasas de pobreza.
  
• PPI Interpretation of Indicators:  Definitions and instructions for enumerators based on El Salvador's 2008 EHPM (Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples).
• PPI Interpretación de Indicadores: Principales definiciones oficiales para cada indicador de la tarjeta de puntaje tomadas del manual del encuestador de la Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples de 2008.
  
• PPI Sample Size Calculator: 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 Calculador del Tamaño de la Muestra: Fórmula específica para cada país que estima el nivel de precisión de los resultados y determina el tamaño de la muestra basado en el intervalo y nivel de confianza deseados. 
  
• PPI Design Documentation Memo: A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design for El Salvador, written by Mark Schreiner. 
  
• PPI Figuras: Documentación de Diseño: Figuras y tablas que se encuentran en la "Documentación de Diseño" creada por Mark Schreiner. 
  
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• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)