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Basic Necessities Survey Overview by kombate is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes the Basic Necessities Survey (BNS) method for measuring poverty. The BNS defines poverty as the lack of basic necessities, which are democratically determined by survey respondents. It involves surveying households to identify which items are considered basic necessities and which items they possess. Poverty scores are calculated based on possession of necessities. The BNS provides both a measure of poverty depth and a poverty line determined by respondents
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- kombate
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- EN