Reducing poverty in the first 18 years of life: monetary and multidimensional child poverty in Vietnam

Abstract

This research brief presents findings from a mixed methods research project on monetary and multidimensional child poverty in Vietnam. It uses data from the Vietnam Household Living Standards Surveys 2004, 2006, 2008 and purposively collected qualitative data from 78 children and 145 adults in Mekong River Delta Region to understand patterns and drivers of monetary and multidimensional child poverty. In particular it aims to understand why some children may be multidimensionally poor despite living in a household that is not monetary poor and vice versa.