ELSI short form: User manual for a direct measure of living standards
Abstract
The Economic Living Standard Index Short Form is a shortened version of the ELSI scale and can be substituted for it in many contexts. Like the full scale, the Short Form provides a valid and reliable survey tool for measuring people's economic standard of living. The tool yields a score that is obtained by combining information from a set of items that require 4-6 minutes to administer. The ELSI Short Form User Manual will be updated from time to time on the basis of feedback from users and results from future research.
Authors: Matt Spittal, Vasantha Krishnan and John Jensen - Ministry of Social Development.
