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Measuring Poverty in Tanzania: Comparison of Diary and Recall Approaches to Food Consumption Data Collection

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dc.contributor.authorAmankwah, Akuffo
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Darcey Jeanne Genou
dc.contributor.authorOfori Adofo, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorGul, Maryam
dc.contributor.authorPalacios-Lopez, Amparo
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-22T15:35:16Z
dc.date.available2024-08-22T15:35:16Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-22
dc.description.abstractConsumption data from household surveys continue to be the main source for poverty and inequality statistics in low- and middle-income countries. Although recent research has demonstrated that the choice of diary- versus recall-based methods for consumption data collection can directly impact poverty measurement, the available evidence stems from small-scale, subnational survey experiments. This study uses data from a nationally representative randomized survey experiment in Tanzania to provide a comparative assessment of how household consumption and poverty measures may be impacted by relying on a 14-day food consumption diary versus two different variants of 7-day-recall-based food consumption data collection. The analysis reveals significant differences in food consumption expenditures across the diary and recall arms, and these differences result in differences in total consumption expenditures as well. The results further show that the diary method captures more diverse food consumption items, but the overall consumption expenditure appears significantly lower than in the recall arms, even at different percentiles. Despite these disparities, the paper finds little statistically significant difference in poverty rates between the diary and recall arms, even at different thresholds.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099815008192411379/IDU1cb9ca78a12eb6143bb1b2f31c8aed23cfc54
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10871
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42072
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10871
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectRECALL DESIGN
dc.subjectDIARY DESIGN
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectTANZANIA
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.subjectREDUCED INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectSDG 10
dc.titleMeasuring Poverty in Tanzaniaen
dc.title.subtitleComparison of Diary and Recall Approaches to Food Consumption Data Collectionen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://reproducibility.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/177 Link to data and reproducibility package
okr.crossref.titleMeasuring Poverty in Tanzania: Comparison of Diary and Recall Approaches to Food Consumption Data Collection
okr.date.disclosure2024-08-22
okr.date.lastmodified2024-08-21T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099815008192411379/IDU1cb9ca78a12eb6143bb1b2f31c8aed23cfc54
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okr.identifier.docmidIDU-cb9ca78a-2eb6-43bb-b2f3-c8aed23cfc54
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10871
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10871
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,ICT,Economic Policy,Skills Development,ICT Solutions,Economic Growth and Planning,Institutional strengthening and capacity building,Private Sector Development,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Public Sector Management,Data production, accessibility and use,Spatial Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Data and Statistics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitEFI-AFR1-POV-Poverty and Equity (EAEPV)
okr.unitDevelopment Data Group (DECDG)
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