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The Economic Indicators comprise household, community and sector level datasets that measure the household/community capacity to respond to disasters based on economic factors that influence vulnerability. The weighted values for each indicator is summated then added to a formulae that calculates the overall economic vulnerability score for the community which accounts for 25% of the total vulnerability score and rank for the community. The following economic indicators are included in the NVRI.
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EC1% household heads that own/ inherited their home
EC2% household heads that own/ inherited the property they live on
EC3% of houses/properties insured
EC4% household heads employed
EC5% household heads unemployed
EC6% population earning minimum wage
EC7% of household heads earning minimum wage
EC8% of household heads that receive remittances only
EC9% of household heads that are PATHE beneficiaries
EC10% of households heads that receive income from salary
EC11% of households heads that survive on income from family and friends only
EC12% of households heads that receive income from pension only
EC13Average monthly income earned by household heads in the community
EC14% of household heads with farming livelihoods.
EC15% of household heads with fishing livelihoods.
EC16# of heritage monuments/buildings used for commercial purposes.
EC17% of households with economic losses as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years.
EC18% of households with economic losses as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years
EC19% of households with income loss from the agricultural sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years
EC20% of households with income loss from the agricultural sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years
EC21% of households with income losses from the tourism sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years
EC22% of households with income losses from the tourism sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years
EC23% of households with income losses from the educational sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years
EC24% of households with income losses from the educational sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years
EC25% of households with income losses from the health sector as a result of hazardous events in the last 2 years
EC26% of households with income losses from the health sector as a result of epidemics/ pandemics in the last 2 years
EC27Evidence of community ecosystem-based livelihoods being disrupted by hazardous events in the last 2 years
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Economic Indicators



