Determinants of levels of living: A case study of rural farming communities in the Province of Iloilo, Philippines

Abstract

Abstract of a thesis for Master of Science in Rural Sociology done at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1983.

Level of living is often held to be an important component of development. Identifying the determinants of levels of living of households was seen as an important step in the design of development programs and projects. Knowledge concerning the determinants of levels of living may be useful in the evaluation of development programs and projects.

This study examined some of the determinants of levels of living among households of the rural farming communities of the Province of Iloilo, Philippines. A total of 977 households were taken as the sample for this study.