Resumen

DAMIAN, Araceli. Comparability problems of ENIGH and their effects in the measurement of poverty. Pap. poblac [online]. 2007, vol.13, n.51, pp.111-146. ISSN 2448-7147.

The main source to measure poverty in Mexico is the Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de Hogares (ENIGH). Despite its generalized use, the survey presents some deficiencies regarding the gathering and comparison of information. In the first half of this decade, poverty, measured with the ENIGH and the measuring method used by the Federal Government, decreases in spite of the economic contraction and lack of employment. In this work we present and argue the elements that may be behind the presumed reduction of poverty (changes in the sampling framework, in the definition of variables, questionnaires, problems in the income reception, inconsistencies in the evolution of the income sources, the size of the household, number of members and other variables related to the dwelling). Here we are attempting to achieve is the explanation of which are the limitations of ENIGH as an information source to measure poverty.

Palabras llave : poverty; poverty measurement; National Households' Income and Outcome Survey; Mexico.