composition and prices. In order to satisfy this requirement, the living standard indicator for household is as s ys = cs/(S.Is ) is the value of consumption of household is an household equivalence scale, cs s, S is a price index that allows us to distinguish between price levels in Mauritius and Is Rodrigues. The deflated living standard indicator is denoted per capita real living when S is the household size, and standard per adult-equivalent real living standard, when S is another household equivalence scale. The non-deflated living standard indicator is denoted nominal living standard. A nutritional table for Mauritius has now been constructed by the CSO/MSS team, under our guidance. The nutritional table was needed so that measures of food expenditure observed in the HBS could be converted into measures of nutrient intakes. This conversion allows us to compare food basic needs defined in terms of nutritional minima with household budget information. Food thresholds The of the calculation The method we apply for the estimation of the nutrition-based food thresholds (denoted ZF) is in five steps, all based on sampling estimators. We choose a reference group whose living standard is close to the expected poverty line, for each strata j (j = 1, for Mauritius; and 2, for Rodrigues). The two strata
composition and prices. In order to satisfy this requirement, the living standard indicator for household s is as ys = cs/(S.Is ) cs is the value of consumption of household s, S is an household equivalence scale, Is is a price index that allows us to distinguish between price levels in Mauritius and Rodrigues. The deflated living standard indicator is denoted per capita real living standard when S is the household size, and per adult-equivalent real living standard, when S is another household equivalence scale. The non-deflated living standard indicator is denoted nominal living standard. A nutritional table for Mauritius has now been constructed by the CSO/MSS team, under our guidance. The nutritional table was needed so that measures of food expenditure observed in the HBS could be converted into measures of nutrient intakes. This conversion allows us to compare food basic needs defined in terms of nutritional minima with household budget information. Food thresholds The of the calculation The method we apply for the estimation of the nutrition-based food thresholds (denoted ZF) is in five steps, all based on sampling estimators. We choose a reference group whose living standard is close to the expected poverty line, for each strata j (j = 1, for Mauritius; and 2, for Rodrigues). The two strata
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