World Food Policy Volume/Issue 2-2/3-1 Fall 2015/Spring 2016 | Page 112
Income Diversity and Poverty Transitions: Evidence from Vietnam
Table 3 Household and head characteristics by poverty trajectory, percent
Churnin
Rising
Falling
Total
62.4
15.3
9.2
10.8
2.3
Household size
4.1
4.9
4.2
4.7
5.1
Dependency ratio
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
Head is less than 36 years old
52.6
17.2
9.5
18.1
2.5
17.1
Head is 36−50 years old
70.3
12.3
8.7
8.0
0.7
45.4
Head is 51−65 years old
63.5
15.3
8.4
11.2
1.7
23.9
Head is 66 years and beyond
46.0
23.4
12.1
10.1
8.4
13.6
Head has no schooling
43.9
22.0
12.1
17.0
5.0
13.4
Head attains primary school
54.0
18.6
11.4
11.9
4.1
22.9
Middle school and beyond
69.2
12.8
7.8
9.1
1.1
63.8
Ethnic minority groups
51.5
19.4
10.5
15.9
2.6
15.8
Kinh (majority)
64.4
14.5
9.0
9.9
2.2
84.2
Asset index
0.54
0.39
0.42
0.38
0.24
Lowlands
65.8
13.2
8.5
10.3
2.3
48.2
Mountainous and highlands
59.1
17.4
9.9
11.3
2.3
51.8
Hà Tĩnh
58.1
17.2
9.1
11.7
4.0
38.6
Thừa Thiên Huế
71.2
12.7
7.2
7.4
1.5
22.2
Đắk Lắk
61.5
15.0
10.