Exploration of a Simplified Index for Measuring Household Resilience Capacity
How can household resilience be measured using the 18 indicators of resilience capacity?
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To date, TANGO International has measured resilience capacity using a core set of 18 indicators in a two-step process. The first step is to use factor analysis to calculate indexes of the three dimensions of resilience capacity: absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity and transformative capacity. The second is to use factor analysis to calculate an overall index of resilience capacity based on those three sub-indexes. The indicators of resilience capacity are the following:
The indexes and indicators are used for a variety of purposes, including:
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Comparing the resilience capacity of population groups;
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Tracking changes in resilience capacity over time;
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Determining whether program interventions have a positive impact on resilience capacity; and
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Understanding which specific capacities (the actionable programming and policy levers for enhancing resilience) have the greatest impact on resilience.
The purpose of this note is to explore the possibility of calculating a simplified index of resilience capacity to reduce the time and financial costs of administering surveys.