ANALYSIS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE CORE WELFARE INDICATOR SURVEY DATA
Abstract This study carried out an analysis of multidimensional poverty and inequality in Nigeria. Five specific objectives were achieved in the study. The Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ) survey data of 2006 by National Bureau of Statistics was used for the study. The sample was made up of 77,400 (seventy-seven thousand, four hundred) housing units drawn from the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory-FCT. The welfare indicators were categorized into ...
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