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Correction: Dirksen, J.; Alkire, S. Children and Multidimensional Poverty: Four Measurement Strategies. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9108

Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TB, UK
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Sustainability 2022, 14(16), 10409; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610409
Submission received: 1 August 2022 / Accepted: 3 August 2022 / Published: 22 August 2022
In the original publication [1], Table 10 is not complete:
Table 10. Dimensions, indicators, and weights of national and child MPI for Nepal.
Table 10. Dimensions, indicators, and weights of national and child MPI for Nepal.
DimensionIndicatorDeprivation Cut-OffWeights
(k = 1/3)(k = 1/4)
Child DevelopmentEarly childhood
(0–4) I1
Nutrition: if z-score of weight-for-age is below minus two standard deviations from the median of the reference population.1/8
Early childhood
(0–4) I2
Early childhood conditions: 0–5 m: if not exclusively breastfed; 6–23 m: if has no vaccination card OR has never been vaccinated was never vaccinated; 24–35 m: if has no toys OR was left alone or at the care of another child for more than 1 h in the last week; 36–59: if an adult member of the household did not engage with the child in 4 or more activities during the last week.1/8
School-age children
(5–13) I1
Attendance: if not attending school.1/8
School-age children
(5–13) I2
Child labour: 5–11 y: if spent at least 1 h performing economic activities during previous week; 12–13: if spent at least 14 h performing economic activities during previous week.1/8
Older children
(14–17) I1
Schooling or working: if not attending school AND is working AND (has less than 8 years of schooling OR is working under dangerous conditions)1/8
Older children
(14–17) I2
Child labour: 14 y: if spent at least 14 h performing economic activities during previous week; 15–17: if spent at least 43 h performing economic activities during previous week.1/8
Note: Weights in the dimension of child development sum up to 1/4 within each age group. Source: Vaz and Alkire [89].
The corrected Table 10 appears below:
Table 10. Dimensions, indicators, and weights of national and child MPI for Nepal.
Table 10. Dimensions, indicators, and weights of national and child MPI for Nepal.
DimensionIndicatorDeprivation CutoffWeights
(k = 1/4) (k = 1/3)
Child DevelopmentEarly childhood
(0–4) I1
Nutrition: if z-score of weight-for-age is below minus two standard deviations from the median of the reference population.1/8
Early childhood
(0–4) I2
Early Childhood Conditions: 0–5 m: if not exclusively breastfed; 6–23 m: if has no vaccination card OR has never been vaccinated was never vaccinated; 24–35 m: if has no toys OR was left alone or at the care of another child for more than 1 h in the last week; 36–59: if an adult member of the household did not engage with the child in 4 or more activities during the last week.1/8
School-age children
(5–13) I1
Attendance: if not attending school.1/8
School-age children
(5–13) I2
Child labour: 5–11 y: if spent at least 1 h performing economic activities during previous week; 12–13: if spent at least 14 h performing economic activities during previous week.1/8
Older children
(14–17) I1
Schooling or working: if not attending school AND is working AND (has less than 8 years of schooling OR is working under dangerous conditions)1/8
Older children
(14–17) I2
Child labour: 14 y: if spent at least 14 h performing economic activities during previous week; 15–17: if spent at least 43 h performing economic activities during previous week.1/8
HH Education EnvironmentYears of SchoolingNo household member has completed five years of schooling1/81/6
Child School AttendanceAny school-aged child is not attending school up to class 8+1/81/6
HH Health
Environment
Child MortalityAny child has died in the family1/81/6
NutritionAny adult or child for whom there is nutritional information is malnourished1/81/6
Living StandardsElectricityThe household has no electricity1/241/18
Improved SanitationThe household’s sanitation facility is not improved (according to MDG guidelines), or it is improved but shared with other households1/241/18
Improved
Drinking
Water
The household does not have access to improved drinking water (according to MDG guidelines) or safe drinking water is more than a 30 min walk from home, roundtrip1/241/18
FlooringThe household has a dirt, sand or dung floor1/241/18
Cooking
Fuel
The household cooks with dung, wood or charcoal1/241/18
Assets ownershipThe household does not own more than one radio, TV, telephone, bike, motorbike or refrigerator and does not own a car or truck1/241/18
Note: Weights in the dimension of child development sum up to 1/4 within each age group. Source: Vaz and Alkire [89].
The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused and state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.

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  1. Dirksen, J.; Alkire, S. Children and Multidimensional Poverty: Four Measurement Strategies. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9108. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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