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Non-Inclusive Growth among Rural Households in Nigeria: A Micro Level Analysis of Income Growth and Equitable Distribution of Resources
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This study assessed Non-Inclusive Growth (NIG) among rural households in Nigeria. Secondary data from the General Household Survey (GHS) of 2010/2011, 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 were used. The GHS is a panel data consisting of 5,000 Households (HHs) of which 3,347 rural HHs were used. Data were obtained on socio-economic characteristics, welfare characteristics and geopolitical zones. Poverty gaps were estimated and matched to the economic growth rate to categorize households into NIG. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) and Probit model. The mean age of the rural HHs were 41.8±9.4, 43.7±9.4, and 46.9±9.4 years, while the mean household sizes were 8.0±2.0, 7.3±3.1 and 7.5±1.8 for 2010/2011, 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 respectively. The majority were male, 65.0%, 65.4% and 65.5%, while 64.3%, 63.1% and 63.4% were married in 2010/2011, 2012/2013 and 2015/2016, respectively. HHs without access to credit (72.9%) were higher in 2012/2013 than in 2010/2011 (63.2%) and 2015/2016 (53.5%). HHs with no formal education (45.3%) were higher in 2012/2013 than in 2010/2011 (43.3%) and 2015/2016 (40.2%). The NIG was higher without access to health facilities, access to energy, access to potable water and employment in periods 2010–2013, 2013–2016 and 2010–2016. The Probit results show that the age of HHs, household size, education, access to health facilities, access to energy, access to potable water, access to credit, North East zone, North West zone, South-South zone and South West zone influenced NIG among rural HHs. Therefore, access to facilities and an equitable share of resources should be paramount in rural areas to reduce the non-inclusiveness of growth.
