District level poverty estimation for rural Odisha (India) using different estimation techniques

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mohanty, Bigyanananda^{a; *} | Swain, A.K.P.C.^b

Affiliations: [a] Surya Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | [b] IRC Village, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Bigyanananda Mohanty, Plot No. 35, Surya Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India. Tel.: +91 098 61257270; E-mail: bigyanmohanty65@yahoo.com.

Abstract: This paper examines the extent of poverty in different districts (small domains) of the State of Odisha, India using direct, synthetic, composite, and model based small area estimation techniques. The district level poverty estimates are based on data collected during the 68th round survey (2011–12) of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and 2011 Population Census of India. It is shown that the model-based district level estimates are reasonably more reliable compared to other methods under comparison as confirmed by the diagnostic procedures.

Keywords: Poverty line, NSSO, household consumer expenditure survey, population census, and small area estimation

DOI: 10.3233/MAS-170414

Journal: Model Assisted Statistics and Applications, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 5-17, 2018