ROLE OF HOUSEHOLD SIZE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN DISTRICT JHANG, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Abstract

This study looks at the role of household size in poverty alleviation in Jhang district, Punjab, Pakistan. This research aims to investigate the relationship between reducing poverty and household size within the context of the household’s monthly income. The study uses monthly household income as a base variable and household size, sewing machine, land in acres, land access, household head occupation, monthly household head expenditure, household unemployed individual, household asset ownership, and household energy consumption as independent variables. This paper uses primary data from 200 households, covering from Jan and Feb 2024. To check data, the paper uses the econometric technique of quantitative methods on SPSS, Used inferential statistical tests, like as T-tests, ANOVA, correlation, and regression, to determine the best linear prediction of a criterion variable based on one or more predictor variables. Regression and ANOVA,s  results show that monthly expenditure, number of unemployed people in household (with no job), sewing machine, and household energy consumption (fuel use for cooking and lighting in house) are significant and positively linked to household head monthly income. Houses that have more family members unemployed are related to poverty. Results also reveal that asset-based income sources like sewing machines have the potential to alleviate the poverty.