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Re: How wealth indices align with income and consumption measures [message #31934 is a reply to message #31402]

Mon, 06 July 2026 11:01

lilysmith10
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From my experience working with DHS data, the wealth index is best viewed as a measure of a household's long-term living standard based on assets and housing characteristics, whereas income and consumption reflect current financial resources and spending, so they're related but not directly interchangeable
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