World Bank2013-08-092013-08-092000-02-18https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14973This report analyzes the distribution of income, constructs a poverty profile, and looks at the extent to which the poor have access to basic services in Papua New Guinea. The analysis is based on data collected during a national household survey in 1996, and, data on a range of socioeconomic indicators, were collected nationally among urban, and rural households, within the country's five major regions. This shows that the distribution of consumption is highly uneven, since real per capita consumption level is over eight times higher than the poorest quartile, with marked disparities in consumption levels. A detailed review on the distribution of access to basic services, such as education, health care, rural infrastructure, and utilities is presented, suggesting the unequal access to these services further accentuates the effects of unequal income distribution. The county's safety net system is examined, revealing this system allows for income transfers from members of a particular "wantok" - informal network based on ethnicity, language, etc. - to needy members of the same wantok. Although this system adapted relatively well to changing socioeconomic environments, it does not appear to improve income distribution in rural areas. Finally, the report concludes that to effectively alleviate poverty, additional analysis needs to be undertaken, to include the factors which hinder productivity, and income.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOVERTY REDUCTIONPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREASPUBLIC SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURESPOVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSBASIC NEEDSINCOME DISTRIBUTIONACCESSIBLE SERVICESHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSSOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORSCONSUMPTION PER CAPITARURAL CONDITIONSPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHINCOME FLUCTUATIONS ABSOLUTE TERMSAGRICULTURAL SECTORANNUAL INCOMEASSESSING POVERTYAVERAGE CONSUMPTIONAVERAGE POVERTYAVERAGE POVERTY LINEBASIC EDUCATIONCALORIC REQUIREMENTCASH INCOMECLEAN WATERCOMPARING POVERTYCONSUMPTIONCONSUMPTION AGGREGATECONSUMPTION DATACONSUMPTION LEVELCONSUMPTION PATTERNCONSUMPTION PATTERNSCURRENCY UNITDATA COLLECTIONDEMOGRAPHICSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISTRIBUTIONDIVERSIFICATIONDRINKING WATERECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMIC WELFAREEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYMENTEQUIVALENT CONSUMPTIONEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURE DATAEXPENDITURE GROUPSFISHINGFOOD BASKETFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD EXPENDITURESFOOD INTAKEFOOD POVERTYFOOD POVERTY LINEFOOD POVERTY LINESFOOD SHAREFORMAL LABOR MARKETGENDER GAPSGINI COEFFICIENTGINI INDEXGNPGROWTH RATEHEADCOUNT INDEXHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH PROGRAMSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHEALTH WORKERSHIGH POVERTYHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITUREHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSIMPROVED ACCESSINCOMEINCOME COUNTRIESINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROUPSINCOME LEVELINCOME LEVELSINFANT MORTALITYINFORMAL SAFETYINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINELABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDLIVING STANDARDSLOGGINGLOW INCOMELOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSMEAN CONSUMPTIONMEASURING POVERTYMULTIVARIATE ANALYSISNATIONAL AVERAGENATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINENATIONAL RESEARCHNATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICENATURAL RESOURCESNON-FOOD EXPENDITURENON-FOOD ITEMSNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL INTAKENUTRITIONAL STATUSOFFICIAL POVERTYOFFICIAL POVERTY LINEOVERALL EXPENDITUREPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVELPER CAPITA INCOMEPER CAPITA INCOMESPOOR AREASPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION DENSITIESPOVERTYPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATION POLICIESPOVERTY COMPARISONSPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASUREPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY MONITORINGPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY PROFILESPOVERTY RATESPRICE VARIATIONSPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE TRANSFERSPRODUCERSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICESPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYREFORM PROGRAMREGIONAL DIFFERENCESREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONREGIONAL POVERTY LINESRELATIVE IMPORTANCEREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLERESEARCH INSTITUTERESOURCE ALLOCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSAMPLE SIZESEPARATE POVERTY LINESSINGLE POVERTYSINGLE POVERTY LINESOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL SERVICESSTATISTICAL OFFICETRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTUREUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN HOUSEHOLDSURBAN POPULATIONWAGESWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/14973