This paper estimates the extent of undernutrition in urban Pakistan in
terms of calorie consumption after controlling heterogeneity in household
characteristics. It also evaluates the sensitivity of price and income shocks on
incidence, depth and severity of undernutrition. Approximately 27 percent
incidence of urban undernourishment or food poverty is computed from the
Household Integrated Economic Survey data of 1996-97. The results also reveal
low magnitude of depth and severity of undernutrition.