The Simple Poverty ScorecardTM uses ten low-cost indicators from Uganda’s 2012/13
National Household Survey to estimate the likelihood that a household has consumption
below a given poverty line. Field workers can collect responses in about ten minutes.
The scorecard’s bias and precision are reported for a range of poverty lines. Poverty
scoring is a practical way for pro-poor programs in Uganda to measure poverty rates, to
track changes in poverty rates over time, and to segment clients for targeted services.