(finchannel.com) Bidzina, Mshia! Written by Frank Klobucar, GORBI
05/11/2012 00:43
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The FINANCIAL -- Most understand that the quality of life for the poorest Georgians is quite bad.
It would be reasonable, though, to think that the situation has been
improving with the seemingly steady growth in GDP, right?
Unfortunately, this is quite untrue. The poor of Georgia are among the
hungriest in the world, at least by self-assessment.
Georgian Opinion Research business International, with partners around
the globe, carried out the most recent Global Barometer survey for
WIN-Gallup International. We asked respondents whether they had
problems feeding themselves at any point over the last 12 months.
Worldwide, 12% of respondents said they often had too little to eat (3%)
or that it was a problem sometimes (9%). Georgians fared worse than
that with a 62% “freedom from hunger,” a rate higher than only five
other countries.
These numbers may seem radical, but we can find corroborating evidence
in many surveys. GORBI has many times asked the question, “Which of the
following best describes your family's financial situation?” In 2005,
over half of respondents said they had enough money for food, but not
for clothing; another 20% said they hadn’t enough money even for food.
These numbers have not improved, either. In fact, 43% of respondents
said they didn’t have enough money for clothing in 2012, and 37% had
times where they could not afford enough food.
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