ok, to balance it, and give chavez some credit:
Census Figures Show Reduction in Poverty in Venezuela over Last Decade
Representatives from Venezuelas National Institute of Statistics (INE) officially revealed some of the most important conclusions from the 14th National Census of Population and Housing to the Venezuelan public this week.
The most potent conclusion drawn from the census, which was conducted during 2011, was that extreme poverty levels have significantly been reduced in the ten previous years.
In 2001, 11.36% of the population were measured to be suffering from extreme poverty, while President of the INE, Elias Eljuri, announced that the 2011 census showed that currently only 6.97% are in a similar situation, a reduction of nearly half in the past 10 years, and one which he described as very significant.
Other conclusions presented to the population include a rise in life expectancy, from 74.5 years to 79.5 years and a 16% rise in the general population numbers, from 24.8 million inhabitants to 28.9 million in 2011.
Furthermore, it was announced that of those 28.9 million, 88.8% currently live in urban areas, while 11.2% live in rural areas, and that the percentage of the population classed as indigenous rose from 2.3% in 2001 to 2.8% in 2011, with 700,000 citizens currently being classed as indigenous.
Such figures reinforce the success of the social policies of the revolutionary government of Hugo Chavez, particularly in the health sector, as well as the infrastructure of basic necessities, but also the education and alimentary sectors.
The National Coordinator of the Census, Luis Geronimo, drew attention to the fact that despite the rise in the general population, the rate of growth is slowly decreasing, meaning that the population will continue growing in the future, just at a slower pace. Furthermore, he stated that there had been a reduction in births and a rise in deaths since 2001, showing that the population is gradually aging.
For 2050 we expect to be about 40 million people, with a growth rate lower than 0.5% he explained. These are demographic changes which all of the countries in the world are demonstrating where there is a process of demographic transition.
The average family size has also reduced, he explained. Now we are at less than 3 children (per female), and for 2050 we expect to arrive at less than 2 children per female. Also, we expect that less women have children, unless there are important migratory processes which change this tendency.
Such figures show the changes in equality achieved in the last 10 years, allowing women to have better access than ever before to secure jobs, and high level positions, and not be only expected to fulfill the child bearer role in society.
Eljuri explained the methods used by the INE to measure the levels of poverty in the country, in order to preempt accusations from certain political sectors that the statistics have been modified for political ends.
Eljuri explained that the INE used the five basic necessities promoted by the Economic Commission for Latin America (Cepal) to evaluate the levels of poverty.
The five necessities which represent poverty are: (1) households with children between 7 and 12 years old which dont attend any school; (2) households which have more than 3 people living in a room; (3) households who live in a house with inadequate construction; (4) households without access to drinkable water or sewerage; and (5) households with more than 3 members where the head of household has less than 3 grades of basic education.
Eljuri explained that this system is called the Unsatisfied Basic Needs system (NBI), and is used to evaluate those households in poverty, extreme poverty, and outside of poverty.
A household in poverty is that where at least 1 of these 5 factors are applicable; a household in extreme poverty is that where 2 or more are applicable; and a household outside of poverty is that which has all 5 of the necessities met.
Using this system, he showed figures that demonstrate that households outside of poverty have risen from 67% in 2001 to 75.43% in 2011, and that the total of those in poverty have reduced from 21.64% to 17.6%. In all indications examined, he concluded, there was an important reduction of poverty.
He also highlighted that critical overcrowding has reduced from 15.12% to 10.10%, while inadequate house construction has reduced from 9.38% to 8.69%. Similarly, households without basic water and sewerage services have reduced from 14.79% to 8.88%.
He also highlighted that the figures from the census are fully transparent and available to the public on the INE website. Furthermore, impressive as they are, the figures, he explained, do not take into account certain changes seen during 2012 which, according to Eljuri, have had dramatic effects on the demographics of the nation, predominantly the housing Mission Vivienda which was launched towards the end of 2011.
The 346,000 houses and apartments built during the end of 2011 and 2012 were not taken into account in the census which was conducted during the first 8 months of 2011, and he expects that this mission, amongst other factors, will mean that poverty levels are, today, in fact even lower than the figures shown in 2011.
There are estimations, he explained, that combined poverty will have closed 2012 at around about 6.5%, down significantly from the 2011 figures, due to such changes in the housing of the population bought about by government policies.
He finally observed that Venezuela has seen the most significant decrease in poverty in the last 10 years in the continent, and that it continues having the lowest rate of inequality in the continent.
Despite complete clarity by the INE of their methods and results, certain self-proclaimed experts have already appeared in the opposition means of communication claiming that the results have been engineered for political gains, or suggesting that the methods used by the INE did not meet satisfactory levels of thoroughness.
Such experts provided no proof or evidence for such claims, and merely claimed that there were certain vague problems with the census, while at the same time failing to recognize the gains and successes the population has experienced under Chavezs presidency.
Such statistics are to be used to further enable the strategic planning of the points of attention of governmental policies which address housing, infrastructure, education, access to basic necessities, and especially for the future of the public housing program, which plans to build 380,000 more high quality houses and apartments in 2013 alone.
Census Figures Show Reduction in Poverty in Venezuela over Last Decade | venezuelanalysis.com
and:
Venezuela Reduced Poverty by 50%, Affirms Eclac
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez provided information this week on his countrys social and economic achievements, especially the nations reduction of poverty, citing statistics from the Economic Commission for Latin America andthe Caribbean (ECLAC).
In ten years, we have been able to reduce poverty in half, proclaimed the Venezuelan President. The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) pointed out that from 1990 to 2010 poverty in some countries of Latin America and the Caribbean increased.
Nevertheless, poverty dropped on average overall between 25 and 30 percent. The Venezuelan case has to be deeply analyzed because the South American nation reduced poverty by more than 50 percent through 2009, explained President Chavez.
Poverty in Venezuela was above 60% when I won office in 1998, recalled Chavez. The ECLAC report, entitled Social Panorama of Latin American and the Caribbean, states on page 13 that in 2002 poverty in Venezuela reached 48.6 percent, while in 2008 it dropped to 27.6 percent, which represents a 43 percent decrease.
Extreme poverty was reduced from 25% to 7% during the past decade, a dramatic change. The reduction in poverty is a result of a number of strategies implemented by the Venezuelan government to fight against social exclusion by boosting social programs known as missions, promoting the organization of community councils and nationalizing companies that pave the way for employment opportunities.
Its not time to die, its time to live and to keep fighting, because Venezuela reduced poverty by 50%, affirms Eclac we are on the path to the dignification of the liberation of our people, emphasized Chavez in light of the major social advances the country has made.
Social Investment
The most effective social programs in Venezuela have been in the areas of education, healthcare, job training and food subsidies that have aided the reduction in poverty. Medical attention is free and universal throughout Venezuela, with hundreds of new and advanced clinics built by the state during the past decade. Quality education is guaranteed at all levels, free even during university and post-graduate studies.
Thousands of new schools have been built by the Chavez administration along with hundreds of new accessible universities. Job and skills training programs have enabled thousands of Venezuelans not just to enter the work force but also to build their own cooperatives and small businesses, many receiving low-interest loans from the government. Subsidized supermarkets, known as Mercal, PDVAL and the Bicentennial Markets, have ensured access to affordable foods for all.
The Venezuelan government invests 60% of its annual budget in social programs to guarantee the well being and prosperity of its people. According to ECLAC, the investment is paying off.
Venezuela Reduced Poverty by 50%, Affirms Eclac | venezuelanalysis.com
Census Figures Show Reduction in Poverty in Venezuela over Last Decade
Representatives from Venezuelas National Institute of Statistics (INE) officially revealed some of the most important conclusions from the 14th National Census of Population and Housing to the Venezuelan public this week.
The most potent conclusion drawn from the census, which was conducted during 2011, was that extreme poverty levels have significantly been reduced in the ten previous years.
In 2001, 11.36% of the population were measured to be suffering from extreme poverty, while President of the INE, Elias Eljuri, announced that the 2011 census showed that currently only 6.97% are in a similar situation, a reduction of nearly half in the past 10 years, and one which he described as very significant.
Other conclusions presented to the population include a rise in life expectancy, from 74.5 years to 79.5 years and a 16% rise in the general population numbers, from 24.8 million inhabitants to 28.9 million in 2011.
Furthermore, it was announced that of those 28.9 million, 88.8% currently live in urban areas, while 11.2% live in rural areas, and that the percentage of the population classed as indigenous rose from 2.3% in 2001 to 2.8% in 2011, with 700,000 citizens currently being classed as indigenous.
Such figures reinforce the success of the social policies of the revolutionary government of Hugo Chavez, particularly in the health sector, as well as the infrastructure of basic necessities, but also the education and alimentary sectors.
The National Coordinator of the Census, Luis Geronimo, drew attention to the fact that despite the rise in the general population, the rate of growth is slowly decreasing, meaning that the population will continue growing in the future, just at a slower pace. Furthermore, he stated that there had been a reduction in births and a rise in deaths since 2001, showing that the population is gradually aging.
For 2050 we expect to be about 40 million people, with a growth rate lower than 0.5% he explained. These are demographic changes which all of the countries in the world are demonstrating where there is a process of demographic transition.
The average family size has also reduced, he explained. Now we are at less than 3 children (per female), and for 2050 we expect to arrive at less than 2 children per female. Also, we expect that less women have children, unless there are important migratory processes which change this tendency.
Such figures show the changes in equality achieved in the last 10 years, allowing women to have better access than ever before to secure jobs, and high level positions, and not be only expected to fulfill the child bearer role in society.
Eljuri explained the methods used by the INE to measure the levels of poverty in the country, in order to preempt accusations from certain political sectors that the statistics have been modified for political ends.
Eljuri explained that the INE used the five basic necessities promoted by the Economic Commission for Latin America (Cepal) to evaluate the levels of poverty.
The five necessities which represent poverty are: (1) households with children between 7 and 12 years old which dont attend any school; (2) households which have more than 3 people living in a room; (3) households who live in a house with inadequate construction; (4) households without access to drinkable water or sewerage; and (5) households with more than 3 members where the head of household has less than 3 grades of basic education.
Eljuri explained that this system is called the Unsatisfied Basic Needs system (NBI), and is used to evaluate those households in poverty, extreme poverty, and outside of poverty.
A household in poverty is that where at least 1 of these 5 factors are applicable; a household in extreme poverty is that where 2 or more are applicable; and a household outside of poverty is that which has all 5 of the necessities met.
Using this system, he showed figures that demonstrate that households outside of poverty have risen from 67% in 2001 to 75.43% in 2011, and that the total of those in poverty have reduced from 21.64% to 17.6%. In all indications examined, he concluded, there was an important reduction of poverty.
He also highlighted that critical overcrowding has reduced from 15.12% to 10.10%, while inadequate house construction has reduced from 9.38% to 8.69%. Similarly, households without basic water and sewerage services have reduced from 14.79% to 8.88%.
He also highlighted that the figures from the census are fully transparent and available to the public on the INE website. Furthermore, impressive as they are, the figures, he explained, do not take into account certain changes seen during 2012 which, according to Eljuri, have had dramatic effects on the demographics of the nation, predominantly the housing Mission Vivienda which was launched towards the end of 2011.
The 346,000 houses and apartments built during the end of 2011 and 2012 were not taken into account in the census which was conducted during the first 8 months of 2011, and he expects that this mission, amongst other factors, will mean that poverty levels are, today, in fact even lower than the figures shown in 2011.
There are estimations, he explained, that combined poverty will have closed 2012 at around about 6.5%, down significantly from the 2011 figures, due to such changes in the housing of the population bought about by government policies.
He finally observed that Venezuela has seen the most significant decrease in poverty in the last 10 years in the continent, and that it continues having the lowest rate of inequality in the continent.
Despite complete clarity by the INE of their methods and results, certain self-proclaimed experts have already appeared in the opposition means of communication claiming that the results have been engineered for political gains, or suggesting that the methods used by the INE did not meet satisfactory levels of thoroughness.
Such experts provided no proof or evidence for such claims, and merely claimed that there were certain vague problems with the census, while at the same time failing to recognize the gains and successes the population has experienced under Chavezs presidency.
Such statistics are to be used to further enable the strategic planning of the points of attention of governmental policies which address housing, infrastructure, education, access to basic necessities, and especially for the future of the public housing program, which plans to build 380,000 more high quality houses and apartments in 2013 alone.
Census Figures Show Reduction in Poverty in Venezuela over Last Decade | venezuelanalysis.com
and:
Venezuela Reduced Poverty by 50%, Affirms Eclac
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez provided information this week on his countrys social and economic achievements, especially the nations reduction of poverty, citing statistics from the Economic Commission for Latin America andthe Caribbean (ECLAC).
In ten years, we have been able to reduce poverty in half, proclaimed the Venezuelan President. The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) pointed out that from 1990 to 2010 poverty in some countries of Latin America and the Caribbean increased.
Nevertheless, poverty dropped on average overall between 25 and 30 percent. The Venezuelan case has to be deeply analyzed because the South American nation reduced poverty by more than 50 percent through 2009, explained President Chavez.
Poverty in Venezuela was above 60% when I won office in 1998, recalled Chavez. The ECLAC report, entitled Social Panorama of Latin American and the Caribbean, states on page 13 that in 2002 poverty in Venezuela reached 48.6 percent, while in 2008 it dropped to 27.6 percent, which represents a 43 percent decrease.
Extreme poverty was reduced from 25% to 7% during the past decade, a dramatic change. The reduction in poverty is a result of a number of strategies implemented by the Venezuelan government to fight against social exclusion by boosting social programs known as missions, promoting the organization of community councils and nationalizing companies that pave the way for employment opportunities.
Its not time to die, its time to live and to keep fighting, because Venezuela reduced poverty by 50%, affirms Eclac we are on the path to the dignification of the liberation of our people, emphasized Chavez in light of the major social advances the country has made.
Social Investment
The most effective social programs in Venezuela have been in the areas of education, healthcare, job training and food subsidies that have aided the reduction in poverty. Medical attention is free and universal throughout Venezuela, with hundreds of new and advanced clinics built by the state during the past decade. Quality education is guaranteed at all levels, free even during university and post-graduate studies.
Thousands of new schools have been built by the Chavez administration along with hundreds of new accessible universities. Job and skills training programs have enabled thousands of Venezuelans not just to enter the work force but also to build their own cooperatives and small businesses, many receiving low-interest loans from the government. Subsidized supermarkets, known as Mercal, PDVAL and the Bicentennial Markets, have ensured access to affordable foods for all.
The Venezuelan government invests 60% of its annual budget in social programs to guarantee the well being and prosperity of its people. According to ECLAC, the investment is paying off.
Venezuela Reduced Poverty by 50%, Affirms Eclac | venezuelanalysis.com
