Head count ratio

The Head count ratio (HCR) is the proportion of a population that exists, or lives, below the poverty line.[1] The Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (percentage of population) in India was last reported at 21.9% in 2011-12. Definition:-When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line, it is known as 'head count ratio'.

References

  1. ↑ Economic Reforms and Poverty Suresh D. Tendulkar and L. R. Jain Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 30, No. 23 (Jun. 10, 1995) , pp. 1373-1375+1377 Article Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4402854
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