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research report
May 2003

 

Developing a Poverty Map for Indonesia:
An Initiatory Work in Three Provinces

Part I: Technical Report

Part II: Tables of Poverty and Inequality Estimates

Part III: Field Verification

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Part I: Technical Report

Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Widyanti, Daniel Perwira, Sudarno Sumarto (SMERU)
Chris Elbers (Vrije University, Amsterdam)
Menno Pradhan (World Bank)

Abstract

This report presents the results of a pilot study to apply a recently developed technique for obtaining high-resolution poverty maps, using data from three provinces in Indonesia: Jakarta, East Java, and East Kalimantan. The purpose of this
pilot study is to try out the applicability of the poverty mapping method given the available data in Indonesia and, furthermore, to test the feasibility of developing a poverty map for the whole country at various administrative levels (province, district, subdistrict, and village). The report is consisted of two parts. Part I is a technical report describing the steps that have been implemented in the exercise and discussions on the results. Part II presents the results of the exercise in the forms of tables of poverty and inequality point estimates and standard errors at the provincial, district, subdistrict, and village levels for the three provinces. The results indicate that the currently available data in Indonesia are sufficient to develop a poverty map with reasonable standard errors, at least for the provincial, district, and
subdistrict levels. Meanwhile, the results for village level need to be used with caution as the standard errors of the estimates for a large fraction of the villages are relatively large. Overall, the results appear to support the extension of the method’s application to the rest of the country.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. The Method

A. The Consumption Model
B. The Estimators

III. Data Sources

IV. Model Application

A. Stage 1: Matching Variables in the Survey and the Census
B. Stage 2: Selecting Explanatory Variables for the Consumption Model
C. Stage 3: Estimating the Consumption Model
D. Stage 4: Simulations on Census Data
E. Stage 5: Calculation of Poverty and Inequality Indicators

V. Poverty and Inequality Maps

A. Poverty Estimates and Their Standard Errors
B. District, Subdistrict, and Village Poverty Maps
C. Examples for Further Applications
D. Conformity with Other Measures

VI. Concluding Remarks

Appendix

References


Part II: Tables of Poverty and Inequality Estimates

Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Widyanti, Daniel Perwira, Sudarno Sumarto (SMERU)
Chris Elbers (Vrije University, Amsterdam)
Menno Pradhan (World Bank)

Table of Contents

Poverty Map of Jakarta (Province – Village Levels) – Monthly PCE
Poverty Map of Jakarta (Province – Village Levels) – Poverty Headcount
Poverty Map of Jakarta (Province – Village Levels) – Poverty Gap
Poverty Map of Jakarta (Province – Village Levels) – Poverty Severity
Poverty Map of Jakarta (Province – Village Levels) – Gini Ratio

Poverty Map of East Java (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Monthly PCE
Poverty Map of East Java (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Poverty Headcount
Poverty Map of East Java (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Poverty Gap
Poverty Map of East Java (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Poverty Severity
Poverty Map of East Java (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Gini Ratio
Poverty Map of East Java – Village Level

Poverty Map of East Kalimantan (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Monthly PCE
Poverty Map of East Kalimantan (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Poverty Headcount
Poverty Map of East Kalimantan (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Poverty Gap
Poverty Map of East Kalimantan (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Poverty Severity
Poverty Map of East Kalimantan (Province – Subdistrict Levels) – Gini Ratio
Poverty Map of East Kalimantan – Village Level


Part III: Field Verification

Research Coordinator: Asep Suryahadi

Team Leader: Agus Priyambada

Field Research Team:
Syaikhu Usman, Sri Kusumastuti Rahayu, Sri Budiyati, Nina Toyamah, Hastuti, Akhmadi, Wawan Munawar, Alexander Arifiyanto, Vita Febriany, Dedi Waluyadi, Uzair Suhaimi, Abdul Kahar, Siti Muchlisoh

Abstract

This report presents the field verification results for poverty maps of Jakarta, East Java, and East Kalimantan. The results show that the poverty maps created in this pilot study have been successful in ranking regions according to their poverty conditions, particularly at the district and subdistrict levels. At the village level, however, the presence of relatively large standard errors of the poverty rate point estimates in a significant number of villages makes it more difficult to determine with certainty the ordering of villages by poverty incidence. This implies that every poverty mapping exercise should attempt to attain the lowest possible magnitudes of standard errors. However, there is a practical limit to the effort to reduce the standard errors. Therefore, one may want to use the poverty mapping results only up to the level where the standard errors are reasonably acceptable. For this particular study, it seems that one can use the poverty mapping results down to the subdistrict level with reasonable confidence.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Verification Method

III. Field Verification for Jakarta

A. Sample Areas
B. Verification Results

a. District Level
b. Subdistrict Level
c. Village Level

Kembangan Subdistrict
Tambora Subdistrict

IV. Field Verification for East Java

A. Sample Areas
B. Verification Results

a. District Level
b. Subdistrict Level

Gresik District
Tulungagung District
Magetan District

c. Village Level

Bungah Subdistrict in Gresik
Panceng Subdistrict in Gresik
Ngantru Subdistrict in Tulungagung
Kauman Subdistrict in Tulungagung
Maospati Subdistrict in Magetan
Panekan Subdistrict in Magetan

V. Field Verification for East Kalimantan

A. Sample Areas
B. Verification Results

a. District Level
b. Subdistrict Level

East Kutai District
West Kutai District

c. Village Level

Sengatta Subdistrict in East Kutai
Sangkulirang Subdistrict in East Kutai
Long Iram Subdistrict in West Kutai
Muara Pahu Subdistrict in West Kutai

VI. Conclusion

 


The findings, views, and interpretations published in this report are those of
the authors and should not be attributed to the SMERU Research Institute
or any of the agencies providing financial support to SMERU.
For further information, please contact SMERU, Phone: 62-21-3193 6336;
Fax: 62-21-3193 0850; E-mail:
smeru@smeru.or.id

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