▁ ▁Character istics ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁ ▁By ▁assess ing ▁pover ty ▁at ▁the ▁individual ▁level , ▁the ▁Ind ividual ▁Dep riv ation ▁Me asure ▁enables ▁accurate ▁disag greg ation ▁of ▁data ▁by ▁sex , ▁age , ▁dis ability , ▁and ▁ge ographic ▁location . ▁ ▁Mult id im ensional ▁ ▁The ▁ID M ▁cons iders ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁factors ▁as ▁relevant ▁to ▁meas uring ▁pover ty , ▁assess ing ▁ 1 5 ▁key ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁dimensions , ▁including ▁some ▁especially ▁important ▁for ▁reve aling ▁gender ▁dispar ity ▁( voice ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁time - use , ▁family ▁planning ▁and ▁personal ▁relationships ). ▁ ▁G ender ▁S ens itive ▁ ▁The ▁ID M ▁can ▁be ▁sex - dis aggreg ated ▁across ▁ 1 5 ▁dimensions ▁of ▁life , ▁including ▁dimensions ▁important ▁to ▁a ▁gender ▁sensitive ▁understanding ▁of ▁pover ty ▁such ▁as ▁time - use , ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁violence , ▁generating ▁a ▁pover ty - re levant ▁gender ▁equ ity ▁measure . ▁ ▁Inter section al ▁ ▁The ▁ID M ▁collect s ▁data ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁dimensions ▁from ▁each ▁individual , ▁so ▁it ▁can ▁reve al ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁intersect ing ▁dep riv ations ▁and ▁inform ▁target ing ▁of ▁dep riv ations ▁impact ing ▁particular ▁populations . ▁ ▁S cal ar ▁ ▁The ▁measure ▁uses ▁a ▁ 0 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁pover ty ▁scale ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁intensity ▁of ▁an ▁individual ’ s ▁pover ty . ▁Know ing ▁how ▁poor ▁an ▁individual ▁is , ▁and ▁in ▁what