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Varying wealth groups numbers
Q. What happens when some interviews with community leaders result in three wealth groups and others produce four wealth groups?
A. Standard HEA practice in rural areas is to sub-divide into at least four wealth groups. Any fewer is likely to miss significant variations in access to food and/or income. In rare cases, it may be sufficient to divide into three groups (for instance, if you are focusing on just one group for the purposes of program planning, or if it’s a highly skewed feudal economy) but in the end it is the team leader’s role to make sure everyone is following and adhering to a standard procedure. Any deviations which occur within the first few interviews should be rectified before proceeding.
