
espanolLa encuesta Casen (Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica) se ha transformado en un instrumento fundamental para medir los niveles y fuentes de ingresos, asi como el bienestar de la poblacion de Chile. La encuesta, aplicada cada dos o tres anos, es utilizada en la construccion de indicadores de bienestar, tales como medidas de pobreza e indices de desigualdad de la distribucion de ingresos. Los datos crudos son ajustados para alinear las estadisticas agregadas (como el ingreso total reportado por los trabajadores “por cuenta propia”) con los totales estimados en las cuentas nacionales. Investigaciones recientes, sin embargo, indican que existen posibles inconsistencias entre las encuestas de hogares y las cuentas nacionales en el uso de ambas fuentes para contabilizar pobreza y describir la distribucion de ingresos. Usando los resultados de Casen 2011, este estudio muestra los impactos del ajuste de ingresos sobre la medicion de pobreza y encuentra que la utilizacion de ingresos ajustados subestima la pobreza en relacion al uso de ingresos sin ajuste (a nivel nacional, 14,45% versus 16,25%). Especificamente, esta subestimacion es mayor para los trabajadores independientes (o por cuenta propia) e indigenas en las zonas rurales. EnglishChile’s Casen household survey (Encuesta de Caracterizacion Socioeconomica Nacional) is the basic instrument for measuring the sources and levels of income and living conditions in the country. The survey, carried out every two or three years, provides the income and employment data used in the construction of social welfare indicators, such as poverty headcounts and inequality measures of income distribution. The raw data, however, are adjusted to bring national aggregates, such as total income earned by self-employment, into line with totals in national accounts. Nevertheless, the literature indicates that household surveys and national accounts offer inconsistent measures when counting the poor or assessing income inequality. Indeed there is no reason to privilege national accounts over household surveys in the analysis of poverty and the incomes of the poorest. Using the Casen 2011, this study assesses the impact of income adjustments on the poverty headcount. It finds that using adjusted incomes underestimates poverty relative to using unadjusted incomes (nationally, 14.45% versus 16.25%); moreover, this underestimation is greater for the self-employed and the indigenous in rural areas.
national accounts, Casen survey, household surveys,adjustment factors, poverty, jel: jel:O54, jel: jel:I32, jel: jel:E01, jel: jel:O18
national accounts, Casen survey, household surveys,adjustment factors, poverty, jel: jel:O54, jel: jel:I32, jel: jel:E01, jel: jel:O18
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 1 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
