ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING POVERTY IN TRAVINH PROVINCE

Abstract

This research seeks to investigate the factors affecting the probability that households in Tra Vinh province fall in poverty. The research model with 11 independent variables and a dependent variable was developed. A survey was conducted with 228 households in the 57 poor communes of Tra Vinh province. The collected data was analyzied with the Binary Logistic Regression procedure. The findings offer evidence that only 7 variables of the 11 independent ones statistically affect the probability of falling in poverty by households in Tra Vinh province at the significance levels of from 1% to 10%. The results from this research are helpful to the leaders of Tra Vinh province in eradicating hunger and alleviating poverty for local people.