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| Bashaasha, Bernard; Kidoido, Michael; Hansen, Esbern Friis. |
| An ordered logistic regression model was used to empirically establish the quantitative effects of community identified (local) determinants of wellbeing on the level of household wellbeing. The model was fitted to data for a sample of 200 households collected in the last quarter of 2002. The dependent variable, poverty category, has three levels namely poorest =1, Less poor =2, and Better off =3. Fourteen independent variables are used. Results show that households that own less than 5 acreage of land, that are male headed, have a nonagricultural source of income and are actively involved in agricultural development activities have a higher probability (odds) of enjoying wellbeing above any given level. Land ownership seems to be the most important... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Adjumani; Poverty analysis; DASS; Ordinal logit; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25558 |
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