The DHS wealth index

By S. Rutstein, Kiersten B. Johnson. 2004

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Resources and Intimate Partner Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa (2017, background): “(See Rutstein and Johnson (2004) for an extensive description of the wealth index.)”
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2004 (2005, methodology): “The wealth index was constructed using principal components analysis (Rutstein and Johnson, 2004).”
Prosocial spending and well-being: cross-cultural evidence for a psychological universal. (2013, background): “Although we control for income, discretionary spending can provide an alternative indicator of wealth (Rutstein & Johnson, 2004).”
Using night light emissions for the prediction of local wealth (2017, unknown): “Since the estimation of wealth using only financial income is difficult, the DHS wealth index is based on assets, for example bikes or radios, house construction materials, and water access (Rutstein & Johnson, 2004).”
Widowhood and Asset Inheritance in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Empirical Evidence from 15 Countries (2012, unknown): “16 infrastructure (Rutstein and Johnson 2004).”
The DHS wealth index: Approaches for rural and urban areas (2008, methodology): “The specific approach used in the DHS is described in Rutstein and Johnson (2004).”
Out-migration, Wealth Constraints, and the Quality of Local Amenities (2014, background): “See Table 1 for the countries included in each of the three regional groups. a migration.”
Mapping poverty using mobile phone and satellite data (2017, background): “Poverty is a major determinant of adverse health outcomes including child mortality [2], and contributes to population growth [3], societal instability and conflict [4].”
Coping with shocks in rural Ethiopia (2013, result): “This is very similar to DHS report by Rutstein and Johnson (2004).”
Does Women’s Land Ownership Promote Their Empowerment? Empirical Evidence from Nepal (2016, background): “Wealth is controlled for by an index, which is a composite measure constructed using household assets, construction materials of the house, and water access and sanitation facilities (Rutstein & Johnson, 2004).”