Ghana
The Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®) for Ghana is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the National Poverty Line, National Food Line, 150% of the National Poverty Line, 200% of the National Poverty Line, 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 data from the 2005/6 Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS) conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data. The latest version of the PPI for Ghana was created in March 2010.
* This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index ®: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Ghana, Mark Schreiner and Gary Woller.
PPI® Toolkit for Ghana
- PPI Scorecard and Lookup Table: Country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table.
- PPI Interpretation of Indicators: Official instructions (where available) for each indicator in the PPI scorecard taken from the 2005 Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS) enumerator manual.
- PPI Sample Size Calculator: Country-specific formula for estimating precision levels of PPI results and determining sample sizes based on desired confidence intervals and levels. Updated January 2012.
- PPI Design Documentation: A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design, written by Mark Schreiner and Gary Woller.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
