This year’s Casen survey presents different variations with respect to its previous edition. According to what was reported by the Ministry of Social Development and Family, and the Undersecretary of Social Evaluation, Paula Poblete in conversation with your new dna, There will be different modifications that will differentiate it from its previous versions.
For example, the Casen survey of the year 2022 consists of a representative survey, in which 71,000 homes are measured as “target sample”. In addition to the fact that the poverty line is increased by 24%, according to the last measurement that was made of this type. Thus, a home needs to have an income greater than 216,849 pesos per person, to be outside the most vulnerable population at a socioeconomic level.
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A measure taken as a result of inflation, which so far this year has accumulated a rise of 12.5%. All this inflationary present is seen, for example, in the rise in the price of the basic food basket, which increased 27% in November on an annual basis, while in its monthly measurement, it was 3.6%.
Likewise, the line of extreme poverty increases
Product of this situationalso increases the line of extreme poverty. If in the Casen survey this was set at 116,087 pesos per person, today in order not to be within the range of the population in the most critical situation at the socioeconomic level of the country, a 25% higher income is required. In this way, there must be an income of 144,566 pesos per person.
“It is a fact that the poverty line increases with inflation. However, to assess the number of people in poverty, the poverty line must be contrasted with respect to monetary income.“, Juan Ortiz, senior economist at the Observatory of the Economic Context of the Diego Portales University, said in conversation with La Tercera.
“In this sense, the Casen survey will allow us to know the value of said income“, finally added the expert in economics.