Xây dựng các chỉ số đo lường mức sống hộ gia đình Việt Nam
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https://doi.org/10.24311/jabes/2016.27.2.1042Keywords:
Living standard index, principle component analysis (PCA), Vietnam Household Living StandardAbstract
This study aims to construct indices for measuring living standards of households, using principle component analysis (PCA) of data on assests and housing characteristics of households extracted from Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey 2012 (VHLSS-2012). Their robustness and use are tested via Pearson correlation coefficients and found to be internal consistent, compared with those based on income and expenditure per capita. Among the three indices living standard index (LSI) shows better distribution relative to the other two. The findings conclude that simple household socioeconomic data, available in VHLSS surveys, can be adopted for compiling reliable indices of households’ living standards, which can assist in the assessment of their capacities and quality of life.
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