Measuring Living Standard In District Khyber: Using Per Capita Consumption and Income

Abstract

This study aimed to measure the living standard of the households in district Khyber. To carry out this study correlation between the Per Capita Income (PCI) and Per capita Consumption (PCC) of households was used to assess the living standard of the community. Primary data were collected through the interviewfrom 250 respondents. For the determination of living standards through both per capita consumption and income overviewed. To claim the alternative measure of living standard correlation was used to confirm the applicability as a substitute. Spearman’s Rank Correlation was used to examine theassociationbetween PCI and PCC Per. Results revealed a strong association between PCI and PCC (r=0.95). Correlation results confirmed that PPC is a good substitute for PCI and can be used as a measure of living standards. On the other hand, ‘Per Capita Food Expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure’ was founded to have a weak and negative relationship with PCI.