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dc.contributor.authorJayathilaka, R-
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-26T07:54:22Z-
dc.date.available2021-10-26T07:54:22Z-
dc.date.issued2009-12-
dc.identifier.issn1391-3433-
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/262-
dc.descriptionSri Lanka Journal of Population Studiesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe gender aspect of poverty in Sri Lanka is an important area to formulate better policies to empower the status of women and to alleviate poverty status by household level in Sri Lanka. This study examines the impact of poverty levels in relation to change in headship from male to female to understand whether female headed households contribute disproportionately to overall poverty in Sri Lanka. The study used the Household Income and Expenditure Survey of 2001/02 that covered 16,924 households (71,293 individuals) in seven provinces in Sri Lanka. This study identified the poor by the Sri Lankan official poverty line which is calculated by the Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. The logit model was applied to measure the effect of poverty on changing the age, family size, income, level of education and the headship. The findings reflect some facts which merit careful attention in the task of Sri Lankan poverty alleviation policies. The results suggest that poverty and female headship are strongly linked in the estate sector. Finally, predicted logit values suggest that Monaragala and Ratnapura are the districts which are relatively deprived by having a high probability of poverty for female headed households.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPopulation Association of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol.11;-
dc.subjectEconomics of Genderen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectLogit Modelen_US
dc.titleStatus of Poverty in Sri Lanka: In a Perspective of Headshipen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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