Young Lives Round 2 Survey Report Initial Findings: Andhra Pradesh, India

Himaz, Rozana and Galab, Sheikh and Reddy, Prudhvikar (2009): Young Lives Round 2 Survey Report Initial Findings: Andhra Pradesh, India. Published in: Young Country Reports

Abstract

This report contains initial findings of the Young Lives survey (round 2)using quantitative methods, for Andhra Pradesh India. The survey was carried out in 2006/7 and has a sample of 3000 children spread across 2 cohorts. Young Lives is an international longitudinal study funded mainly by the DFID (UK), aiming to understand the causes and consequences of childhood poverty.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: childhood poverty; India; young lives; longitudinal
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I39 - Other; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O53 - Asia including Middle East

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