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Multidimensional Youth Poverty: Estimating the Youth MPI in South Africa at ward level

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  • Emily Frame

    (SALDRU, University of Cape Town)

  • Ariane de Lannoy

    (SALDRU, University of Cape Town)

  • Patricia Koka
  • Murray Leibbrandt

    (SALDRU, University of Cape Town)

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide a profile of multidimensional youth poverty in South Africa and to map its distribution at ward level, using data collected by Statistics South Africa through the 100% 2011 Census sample. As such, the report makes use of the recently developed Youth Multidimensional Poverty Index (Youth MPI) , which is based on the Alkire Foster method (Alkire & Foster, 2011). The first section of the report describes how the Youth MPI was constructed and outlines some of its limitations. The second section presents the results for South Africa as a whole and then for each province and metropolitan municipality separately. The strength of the Youth MPI based on the 100% 2011 Census sample is that it allows for fine-grained analysis of multidimensional youth poverty at low levels of disaggregation. By mapping the distribution of youth poverty estimates at ward level, this report offers a resource for identifying the areas of greatest need and for targeting youth-related policies and allocating resources more effectively.

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  • Emily Frame & Ariane de Lannoy & Patricia Koka & Murray Leibbrandt, 2016. "Multidimensional Youth Poverty: Estimating the Youth MPI in South Africa at ward level," SALDRU Working Papers 189, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
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    1. Garman, E.c. & Eyal, K. & Avendano, M. & Evans-lacko, S. & Lund, C., 2022. "Cash transfers and the mental health of young people: evidence from South Africa's child support grant," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 112922, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    2. Garman, E.C. & Eyal, K. & Avendano, M. & Evans-Lacko, S. & Lund, C., 2022. "Cash transfers and the mental health of young people: Evidence from South Africa's child support grant," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 292(C).
    3. Kehinde O. Omotoso & Jimi O. Adesina & Taiwo F. Gbadegesin, 2020. "Children on the Edge: Estimating Children’s Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty in Post-Apartheid South Africa," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 13(4), pages 1155-1174, August.
    4. Kehinde O. Omotoso & Steven F. Koch, 2017. "Exploring Child Poverty and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Multidimensional Perspective," Working Papers 201718, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.

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