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PSS Agency :
PSA
Definition :
the total income/ expenditure shortfall (expressed in proportion to the poverty threshold) of families/ individuals with income/ expenditure below the poverty threshold, divided by the total number of families/ individuals
Formula
![Poverty gap (PG) Poverty gap (PG)](/system/files/issip/poverty%2520gap_1.png)
Source :
PSA
PSA Board Resolution :
PSA Board Resolution No 01,
Series of 2017 - 129
Series of 2017 - 129
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Statistical Domain
Statistical Activity