Policy-Relevant Findings from the Pilot ‘Survey of the Poor’ in India

Keywords: Public opinion and policy making

Abstract

Paper #3: Policy-Relevant Findings from the Pilot ‘Survey of the Poor’ in India
By: Doug Miller, President, GlobeScan Foundation

The GlobeScan Foundation’s ‘Survey of the Poor’ initiative is the first-ever international quantitative survey of people living in poverty, polling across 10 countries that house approximately 80 percent of the world’s ultra-poor.

This paper outlines key findings from the Pilot Survey of the Poor conducted in India in 2016 to a sample of 1,000 citizens living below the poverty line, including 350 'ultra-poor.'

The paper focuses on direct findings as well as results of multi-variate analysis which have aid policy and development program implications that, should they be confirmed in the subsequent 10-country roll-out survey, promise to help increase the effectiveness of poverty alleviation efforts.

Specific policy areas covered in the paper include education, health care, gender, personal safety, agency trust, climate impacts on livelihood, etc.