A PROFILE OF POVERTY IN EGYPT: 1997
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This paper presents a profile of poverty in Egypt for 1997. It assesses the
magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic groups,
provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among
the poor, and helps identify empirical correlates of poverty.
The poverty profile is constructed using data from the recently completed Egypt
Integrated Household Survey, a nationwide, multiple-topic household survey, carried out
by the International Food Policy Research Institute in coordination with the Ministry of
Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Trade and Supply.
Reference poverty lines that take into account regional differences in food and
nonfood prices, age and composition of poor households, and food and nonfood
consumption preferences are used to determine incidence, depth, and severity of poverty.
The characteristics of the poor are analyzed. These characteristics include household
composition, dwelling type, educational attainment and access, labor force participation
and distribution, child immunization levels, payment transfers, agricultural landholdings,
and access to community facilities.