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Urban Poverty in Vietnam: Recent Evidences from Household Surveys

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This study examines the poverty trend and profiles of urban population in Vietnam using recent household surveys. While the poverty rate in the urban areas is very small, at 1.1% in 2018, the vulnerability rate remains rather high, at 8.3%. We find different poverty rates across population sub-groups. Even living in the same urban areas, ethnic minorities have much higher poverty and vulnerability rates than Kinh/Hoa. The poverty rate of Kinh/Hoa was only 0.6% in 2018, while this rate of ethnic minorities was 14.6%. Similarly, there are large differences in the poverty and vulnerability rates between households with different education levels and occupations.

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  • Nguyen, Cuong, 2020. "Urban Poverty in Vietnam: Recent Evidences from Household Surveys," MPRA Paper 108972, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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