Canasta básica familiar y cuantificación de la pobreza monetaria en un distrito del norte de Perú

Poverty is defined as the set of deprivations that prevents individuals from meeting basic needs related to food, education, health, and a dignified life. Despite the implementation of anti-poverty measures, poverty levels appear not to decrease significantly; therefore, it becomes essential to establish real and measurable indicators to identify the proportion of the population most affected. One of the most effective approaches is the analysis of access to the household basic basket, which aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1: No Poverty. The objective of this study was to determine whether the household basic basket significantly influences the measurement of monetary poverty in a district of northern Peru. A quantitative, basic, and non-experimental methodology was employed, with a sample of 284 families to whom two questionnaires were applied. The results show that the household basic basket has a significant impact on the measurement of monetary poverty, as evidenced by Pearson’s Chi-square test (χ² = 108.672) and the likelihood ratio (χ² = 107.840), with a significance level of p = 0.000 (< 0.05), confirming the research hypothesis. This finding indicates that variations in the cost of the household basic basket directly determine how many households are classified as poor from a monetary perspective.