Human Development and Regional Disparities in Iran:A Policy Model



Appendix A

List of regional indicators for Iran - 1996

1. Life expectancy, years (LE).

2. Adult literacy, percentage (AL).

3. Real consumption expenditure per capita, 1000 Rials (RCPC).

4. Percentage population with access to safe water (SFWA).

5. Percentage population with access to sanitation (SANA).

6. Real consumption expenditure per capita of the poorest 20%, 1000 Rials (RCP20).

7. Female primary enrolment ratio (FPENR).

8. Female secondary enrolment ratio.

9. Infant survival rate (INFS).

10. Maternal survival rate (MATS).

11. Primary enrolment ratio.

12. Secondary enrolment ratio.

13. Research and development scientists and technicians per 100000 population (RDST).

14. Labour force, as a percentage of population (LF).

15. Percentage labour force in industry.

16. Percentage labour force in services.

Notes:

(i) As we require the direction of indicators to be positive we have computed infant
survival rate from infant mortality rate. Similarly maternal survival rate has been
computed from the rate of maternal death at birth.

(ii) Source of data is the First Human Development Report of the Islamic Republic of Iran
(1999).

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