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Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: U.S. in Global Context
Tuesday, September 20, 20163:00 PM EDT
Anupama Jacob, PhD, SSRC Emerging ScholarLuke Shaefer, PhD, Discussant
Kristin Anderson Moore, PhD, Moderator
Emerging Scholars Webinar #16
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• Anupama Jacob, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University (SSRC Emerging Scholar, July-September 2016)
• Luke Shaefer, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan School of Social Work (SSRC Emerging Scholar, January-March 2013 and Discussant)
• Kristin Anderson Moore, PhD, Senior Scholar, Child Trends (SSRC TWG Executive Committee and Moderator)
Speakers
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Q&A
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• Questions will be answered after the presentation.
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: U.S. in Global Context
Anupama Jacob, PhD, SSRC Emerging Scholar
Luke Shaefer, PhD, Discussant
Kristin Anderson Moore, PhD, Moderator
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• Rationale for poverty measurement.
• Broad overview of different ways ofmeasuring poverty.
• Multi-dimensional poverty in America: Findings from my research.
• Policy and practice implications.
Presentation Outline
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• Well-being of citizens universal concern of
policymakers.
• Poverty in our own backyard!
• Global comparison with other advanced
nations.
Why Look at Poverty in America?
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BUT before we strive to address the problem of
poverty, we must first critically assess…
Poverty in America
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What is Poverty?
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How do we measure poverty?
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Poverty Measurement: Questions to Ask
• Why – Purpose of poverty measure
• Who – Unit of analysis (individual/household)
• What – Resources to be included
• Where – Geographic basis for comparison
• When – Time period involved
Source: Johnson, D.S. (2009). Impressionistic realism: The Europeans focus the U.S. on measurement.Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 28(4), 725-731.
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Why Do Poverty Measures Matter?
Definition of Poverty
Selection of Indicators to
Measure Poverty
Development of Poverty Alleviation Strategies
Identification of Individuals & Groups as
“Poor”
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Uni-Dimensional vs. Multi-Dimensional Poverty Measures
Housing
EducationHealth
Cash Income
POVERTY
Employment
CashIncome POVERTY
Uni-Dimensional Measure Multi-Dimensional Measure
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Resource-Based Poverty Measures:
• Absolute Income Poverty
• Relative Income Poverty
• Consumption Based Poverty
• Spotlight on U.S. Poverty Measure
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Uni-Dimensional Poverty Measures
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Examples:
Minimum income needed for basic survival or basicneeds.
Poverty Line
POOR
NOTPOOR
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Uni-Dimensional Measure: Absolute Income Poverty
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Poverty linked to overall standard of living in a country.Example: 50% or 60% of median national income (Europe).
Median Income
POOR
Poverty Line (% of median national income)
$100
$50
$200
$100
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Uni-Dimensional Measure: Relative Income Poverty
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• Income poverty can be transitory.
• Some argue that income measures are biased because ofunderreporting of income, including government benefits.
• Focus on what family consumes or spends on goods andservices as better indicator of family’s available resources(such as savings, access to credit, assets) compared tofamily annual income.
• Compare consumption of goods to a poverty threshold.
• May provide better picture of material hardship than income.
Uni-Dimensional Measure: Consumption Based Poverty
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Measuring Poverty in the U.S.Official Federal Poverty Measure
B) Estimated amount spent on food: 33% of income.
Cost of food plan x 3 = poverty line
{adjusted for inflation & household size}
A) USDA Economy food plan: Cheapest “nutritionally
adequate” food plan.
If pre-tax cash income < poverty line →Individual/Family poor
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Supplemental Poverty Measure
• Based on recommendations of 1995 NationalAcademy of Sciences (NAS) Panel.
• Addresses flaws of official measure.
• Family’s net resources after inclusion of benefits(near-cash and tax benefits) and exclusion ofexpenses (such as medical care & child care).
• However, focus still remains on economicdeprivation.
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty: Poverty Measures from Around the
World
• Amartya Sen’s capability approach to poverty.
• Applications of the capability approach.
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty Measures
Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach
• Although monetary resources (income) important,individual’s capability to function successfully insociety far more critical.
• Basic capabilities = What individuals can achieve (“do” or “be”) based on actual opportunitiesavailable to them.
• Poverty = failure to achieve basic capabilities.
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty Measures
Amartya Sen’s Capability Deprivation: An Illustration
Commodity
(Bicycle)
Characteristics
(Transportation)
Utility
(Riding around)
Capability to Function
(Ability to Move)
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty: Applications of the Capability Approach
MACRO LEVEL (country level)
• UN Human Development Index
• UN Human Poverty Index
MICRO LEVEL (household or individual level)
• Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index
• Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
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• The process of development – human development -should at least create an environment for people,individually and collectively, to develop to their fullpotential and to have a reasonable chance of leadingproductive and creative lives that they value.
• It is about providing people with opportunities, notinsisting that they make use of them.
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev
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Macro Level Capability Deprivation Measure:UN Human Development Index (HDI)
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• Human Development Reports published annually since 1990.
• 188 countries ranked in terms of three main dimensions:
Education
Health
Standard of Living
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Macro Level Capability Deprivation Measure:UN Human Development Index (HDI)
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• Published in UN Human Development Report from1997 to 2009.
• HPI measure of capability deprivation covering 95countries.
• HPI used country averages to reflect aggregatedeprivations in health, education, and standards ofliving.
Sources: http://www.ophi.org.uk/multidimensional-poverty-index/mpi-faqs/#2http://pressroom.ipc-undp.org/the-human-poverty-index-a-multidimensional-measure/
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Macro Level Capability Deprivation Measure:UN Human Poverty Index (HPI)
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Health
Education
Standard of Living
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1997-2009
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Micro Level Capability Deprivation Measure:Multi-Dimensional Poverty
Education
Living StandardHealth
Multi-Dimensionally Poor
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Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) –MICRO LEVEL
Micro Level Capability Deprivation Measure:Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index (GNH)
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• Replaced HPI in 2010.
• Developed by economists Sabina Alkire and JamesFoster (Oxford Poverty & Human DevelopmentInitiative, University of Oxford).
• International measure of acute poverty applied toover 100 developing countries.
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Micro Level Capability Deprivation Measure:UN Global Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
(MPI)
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UN Global Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
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Micro Level Capability Deprivation Measure:UN Global Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
(MPI)
Source: http://www.globalpolis.org/global-multidimensional-poverty-index-bref/
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• Paucity of multi-dimensional poverty research in the U.S.
• This research explores how a multi-dimensional measurecan provide a more lucid picture of poverty anddisadvantage in America today.
• Although the MPI was developed primarily for developingcountries, there is discussion on how this measure can beadapted for developed nations.
• This research contributes to the field by exploring how theMPI can be applied in the U.S. context.
Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: An Application
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• Examine profiles of poverty in America using an author-createdMulti-Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) through the lens of race.
• MPI complements income poverty by measuring the number ofdeprivations a poor person faces simultaneously with regard to:
Education
Health
Living Standard
• 3 dimensions that Sen suggests as intrinsically valuablecapabilities.
Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: Main Objective of My Research
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EducationDoes not have at least
high school degree
Living Standard
Identified income poor using NAS-based poverty
measure
HealthDoes not have
access to private or public health
insurance
My Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
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• National-level analysis.
• Merged individual-level data from U.S. Census Bureau (PublicUse Research Files) & Minnesota Population Center censusmicro data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series – CurrentPopulation Survey [IPUMS-CPS]).
• Adults aged 18 years or older.
• 2009-2010 time period.
- Analytic sample = 295,856 individuals
Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: Data & Sampling Frame
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: Findings from My Research
Figure 1. Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rate by Race in 2009-10
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Figure 2. Percent Deprived in Each Dimension Among Multi-Dimensionally Poor by Race in 2009-10
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Figure 3. Percent Deprived in Two Dimensions Among Multi-Dimensionally Poor by Race in 2009-10
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Figure 4. Poverty Rates by Poverty Measure & Race in 2009-10
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: Findings from My Research
Summary of Findings
• Whites lowest percent poor under all three measures.
• Multi-dimensional poverty rate highest for Hispanics.
• Lack of education and access to health insurance moreimportant drivers to multi-dimensional poverty amongHispanics compared to other racial groups, whileincome poverty and lack of access to health insurancemore important for Blacks.
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Policy & Practice Implications
• Multi-dimensional index can provide high-resolution lens on whopoor are – how do disadvantages cluster together for certainindividuals?
• Crafting policies that address racial differences in deprivations.
• “Social investment” – investing in people so they can become self-sufficient.
• Coordination and Integration of services – Integration acrosssystems.
• Generating political will to look at poverty more holistically –lessons from other countries?
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Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America: Findings from My Research
Racial Distribution in Research Sample (295,856 individuals)
68.0%14.0%
11.5%
4.6%
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian
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Luke Shaefer, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan School of Social Work
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