*** A simple SPSS SYNTAX for calculation of Poverty (FGT) measures P0 P1 P2 . GET FILE=consagg.sav. MATCH FILES /FILE=* /FILE=HH_composition.sav /BY HHID . EXECUTE. * main welfare indicator is per adult equivalent deflated . COMPUTE welfare = consall / rdef / AEoecd / 12 . VARIABLE LABELS welfare 'Adult equivalent consumption deflated ' . COMPUTE PL = 6200 . VARIABLE LABELS PL 'Mothly poverty line adult equivalent in denars ' . IF (welfare < PL) p0 = 1 . IF (welfare >= PL) p0 = 0 . IF (welfare < PL) p1 = (PL - welfare) / PL . IF (welfare >= PL) p1 = 0 . COMPUTE P2= P1**2. VARIABLE LABELS p0 'poverty headcount index' . VALUE LABELS p0 0 ' non poor ' 1 ' poor ' . VARIABLE LABELS p1 'poverty gap index' . VARIABLE LABELS p2 'poverty severity index' . WEIGHT BY popw . MEANS TABLES=p0 p1 p2 BY ur /CELLS MEAN . weight off. save outfile 'poverty.sav'.