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İndicator 1.2.1 Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and location


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The following table describes the metadata developed in accordance with the structure of United Integrated Metadata (SIS 2.0).
İndicator name: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and location
1 1 Contact
1.1 Contact organisation The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1.2 Contact organisation unit

Department of Quality of Life Statistics

1.3 Contact name Mammadov Sakhavat Tofil
1.4 Contact person function Head of the department of the quality of life statistics
1.5 Contact mail address

Baku-Az1136, Inshaatchilar Avenue 81

1.6 Contact email address sakhavat.mammadov@stat.gov.az
1.7 Contact phone number +99412 538 77 29; +99412 377 10 70 (22-46)
1.8 Contact fax number +99412 538 24 42
2 1 Metadata update
2.1 Metadata last certified 18.01.2023
2.2 Metadata last posted 18.01.2023
2.3 Metadata last update

03.06.2025


3 1 Statistical presentation
3.1 Data description The proportion of people living below the national poverty line is calculated once a year on the basis of the latest household survey data.
3.2 Classification system Classification of goods, products and services used for personal (individual) consumer purposes in households COICOP. http://www.azstat.org/tesnifat/: The classification has not been used.
3.3 Sector coverage Countrywide household goods.
3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions

Poverty is the characteristic of the individual's or social group's economic status that can not afford to consume the minimum set of food, non-food and services necessary for survival, as well as the ability to work. Poverty is a relative concept and it depends on the general standards of living of a society taken separately.

In order to determine the level of poverty, the cost of living in the country is calculated firstly. The cost of living is perceived as a poverty line. The proportion of people income below the subsistence minimum per capita is the indicator of poverty, and this population is considered to be a poor population.

3.5 Statistical unit Households that are surveyed in a selective manner
3.6 Statistical population Based on the representation of 10,200 households in the quarter, a summary of country-specific indicators are compiled with recommendations and methodologies of the Eurostat
3.7 Reference area All households surveyed nationally
3.8 Time coverage Annual final data is calculated once a year
3.9 Base period 2015
4 1 Unit of measure percent
5 1 Reference period annual
6 1 Institutional mandate
6.1 Legal acts and other agreements Based on the recommendations of the Eurostat, the UN and the World Bank
6.2 Data sharing Only the State Statistical Committee participate in the calculations.
7 1 Confidentiality
7.1 Confidentiality - policy

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Official Statistics" (Article 15), provision of primary data is prohibited. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/3/Legislation/law_az.pdf  Access to microdata by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee It is regulated according to the "Rules for providing users with micro-data for research purposes" approved on 13.06.2011. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/micro_inf.pdf "How to work with personal data, how to protect their privacy" approved by the order of the State Statistical Committee No. 7/02s dated February 19, 2014 needed?" There is a manual called. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/personal_information.pdf Protection of the confidentiality of primary (personal) data is reflected in the policy document of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of protection of confidential statistical data. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/mexfilik.pdf

7.2 Confidentiality - data treatment It is not permitted to distribute official statistical material that reflects or discloses confidential information among users. The summary (generalized) information permitted for disclosure should contain at least three statistical units and, as a result, no share of any statistical units should be more than 85%.It is not permitted to distribute official statistical materials that reflect or disclose confidential information about the "Official Statistics" of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The disclosure is permitted in accordance with the instructions "How to work with personal data, how to protect their privacy?", Which was approved by the Decree # 7 / 02 of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 19 February 2014.
8 1 Release policy
8.1 Release calendar 1st half of each year
8.2 Release calendar access The broadcasting schedule is posted on the Committee's website on the Electronic Services section. Login is open to all users and is not subject to any restrictions. Https://www.stat.gov.az/source/budget_households/
8.3 User access One of the important directions of the Statistical Committee's work is the efficient dissemination of the results of the statistical activities and it is detailed "Policy on the dissemination of official statistical data" in the document, approved by the State Statistical Committee's Decree 8/02s dated 19.02.2014. stat.gov.az/menu/6/dissemination_policy/DissPolicy_az_2014.pdf
9 1 Frequency of dissemination annual
10 1 Accessibility and clarity
10.1 News release It is both paper and electronic version.
10.2 Publications Reflected in the publications of the State Statistical Committee
10.3 On-line database Information about this indicator is available on the online database. https://www.stat.gov.az/source/budget_households/
10.4 Micro-data access Access to micro-data is prohibited. Only preliminary information can be used in accordance with the "Rules for issuing micro-data for users to be used for research purposes" approved by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee only in 13.06.2011
10.5 Other All information is free for the users.
10.6 Documentation on methodology Methodological explanations can be found at http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/7/other_metadata/
10.7 Quality documentation http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/
11 1 Quality management
11.1 Quality assurance

The State Statistical Committee implements the quality management system in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001. In 2013 the external audit of the quality management system was conducted in the State Statistical Committee, and in August of the same year for the first time ISO 9001:2008 international certificate of conformity was obtained in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistical data". After a major change of the international standard in 2015, all documents of the quality management system were redesigned in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015. According to the results of certification audit conducted on March 09-10, 2017, the apparatus of The State Statistical Committee and 13 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, and then the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee according to the results of recertification audit conducted on March 02-06, 2020 and another 17 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, then according to the results of recertification audit conducted on February 13-17, 2023, the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee and 45 local statistical offices where QMS "Production and dissemination of official statistical data" is applied, have received the international certificate of conformity 9001:2015 in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistics". http://stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/en/sertifikat_ISO_9001_2015.pdf

11.2 Quality assessment

On the basis of the “Audit Program” approved annually, internal audits are carried out in the departments of the Office and in the local statistical bodies where the GIS is applied. Audit teams are formed to conduct audits and an individual audit plan is approved for each structural unit. The audit team conducts inspections in accordance with the audit plan. Internal monitoring of quality aspects in the State Statistics Committee is carried out in a centralized manner by the authorized structural unit (Quality Management and Metadata Department) and an annual “Analysis by Management” document is prepared and submitted to the management based on the results of audits. The members of the audit team (auditors) are instructed before each audit by the auditor general, as well as through seminars organized at least once a year. The activity of the State Statistics Committee is “Quality management systems. Requirements ”ISO 9001: 2015 is one of the strongest strengths. Increased workload due to incomplete transition to electronic documentation and parallel paperwork, late adaptation of staff (employees) to the requirements of the new standards are the weakest weaknesses.

12 1 Relevance
12.1 User needs Once a year, household survey meetings are held with users and their needs and proposals are assessed. There is no information about non-payment of the user's request.
12.2 User satisfaction

Users go to the official website www.stat.gov.az and answer questions about the use of the main areas of statistics in the section "Request for statistical information to users". The results of this online survey are available at https://www.stat.gov.az/source/others/sorqu-yekun-2024-ARAYI%C5%9E.pdf

12.3 Completeness The research is carried out by adopting international experience, is detailed and no questions met about the job. The data coverage is fully detailed according to the survey methodology.
13 1 Accuracy and reliability
13.1 Overall accuracy The drafting of the selection statistical observation system covers all regions of the country. Selection plan is drawn up at the rate of 0.5 percent, depending on the number of households in the regions. Representation is provided across all regions of the country. The department first of all continues its methodological work to improve the quality of primary data received from local statistical bodies. Regular seminars are organized with consultants, monitoring surveys are conducted in places, and consultants are operatively informed if any methodological innovations occur.
13.2 Sampling error Selection error is not counted.
13.3 Non-sampling error

Non-sampling error is carried out in accordance with the "Rules for classification and elimination of errors in the reporting data" approved by the decision of the State Statistics Committee No. 9/3 dated October 30, 2019. https://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/00_5.pdf 


14 1 Timeliness and punctuality
14.1 Timeliness Annual final data is calculated once a year
14.2 Punctuality The calculation and dissemination of the indicator are carried out in accordance with the "Statistical Work Program".
15 1 Coherence and comparability
15.1 Comparability - geographical Indicators are calculated nationwide.
15.2 Comparability - over time The final data are available from 2015 and there were no breaks in the dynamics series.
15.3 Coherence - cross domain Interconformity does not take place because other field statistics are not accumulated by departments.
15.4 Coherence - internal No comparison is made.
16 1 Cost and burden
17 1 Data revision
17.1 Data revision - policy Data clarification policy is carried out according to the "Statistical Review of Information on Key Statistical Data," approved by the Decree of the State Statistical Committee dated 10.05.2016, adopted by order 60/t. The document is publicly available and posted on the Committee's website in the Statistical Publications section. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/information_regulations/reg_05_2016.pdf
17.2 Data revision - practice Not applicable.
18 1 Statistical processing
18.1 Source data The selection source for information is individual households.
18.2 Frequency of data collection annual
18.3 Data collection Data is available online.
18.4 Data validation After the data is entered in the real-time database, the processing process is carried out. The SPSS software package is used to verify the data, and consultants conducting household surveys are informed about the inconsistencies that are being disclosed, and any clarifications are made.
18.5 Data compilation No data compilation.
18.6 Adjustment Seasonal adjustments are not made.
19 1 Comment No comments.