Table 1 Dimensions specific deprivation cutoffs and weights for children aged 5–18 years
Dimension | Deprivation Cut-off | Indicators | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Household Related | |||
 Housing | Children living in a house with 4 or more persons per room (overcrowding), inadequate floor (ground/plank), and wall materials (mud/clay/thatched, or living in a household with no access to any form of electricity. | 4 | 1/7% |
 Water and Sanitation | Children are considered deprived under these dimensions; if they use unprotected well/rain water or river/stream/ lake /pond as main water source and have no toilet facilities or share toilet, use unimproved pit latrines or practice open defecation. | 2 | 1/7% |
 Household Income | Children leaving in households that fall in the last two quintiles of household per capita income distribution | 1 | 1/7% |
 Information | Children are considered deprived under this dimension if they lack access to communication and media broadcast. | 2 | 1/7% |
Child Related | |||
 Nutrition | Children are deprived under this dimension if their BMI-for-Age or Weight-for-Age was −2 standard deviation below the reference mean | 2 | 1/7% |
 Health | Children are considered deprived in health if they did not get healthcare when needed or from a household with an incidence of child mortality. | 2 | 1/7% |
 Education | Child is not enrolled in a school, or was enrolled lately in school (age 7 years and above), doesn’t go to school daily, or a drops out from school. | 4 | 1/7% |