TABLE 4 Reliabilitya of the Urban Wealth Distribution Between the Standard DHS Wealth Index and Each of 3 Alternative Indices Recommended by the Expert Panel Group
Urban BUrban DUrban E
CountryAgreementKappaAgreementKappaAgreementKappa
Bangladesh83.69%0.74591.75%0.87185.00%0.766
Benin90.18%0.84791.91%0.87485.11%0.768
Cambodia86.34%0.78790.76%0.85685.37%0.771
Cameroon82.82%0.73286.15%0.82785.69%0.776
Ethiopia86.93%0.79688.10%0.81485.39%0.771
Malawi87.42%0.80387.42%0.80393.96%0.906
Mozambique94.54%0.91594.54%0.91589.01%0.828
Nepal87.26%0.80192.95%0.89084.26%0.754
Nigeria84.57%0.75989.43%0.83584.26%0.754
Pakistan78.41%0.66394.17%0.90984.27%0.754
Philippines84.39%0.75692.51%0.88385.24%0.769
Rwanda94.86%0.92094.86%0.92093.62%0.900
Senegal81.86%0.71786.79%0.79485.30%0.770
Tanzania91.01%0.86092.33%0.88083.95%0.750
Uganda81.55%0.71293.22%0.89484.12%0.752
Zimbabwe42.14%0.59375.02%0.61083.96%0.750
Median 85.46% 0.773 91.83% 0.873 85.17% 0.769
Range 42.14% to 94.54% 0.593 to 0.920 75.02% to 94.86% 0.610 to 0.920 83.95% to 94.00% 0.750 to 0.906
  • a Reliability assessed after grouping the 5 wealth quintiles into 3 groups: the lowest 40% (Q1+Q2), middle 20% (Q3), and richest 40% (Q4+Q5).