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Demographic and Socio-Economic Effects of Poverty in Hlaing Thayar Township (Than Htike Soe, 2022) Than Htike Soe This study aims at exploring determinants of poverty in Hlaing Tharyar Township. The secondary data used in this study are obtained from the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Then, the background characteristics of this township based on 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census are presented in this study. There were a total of 11339 household heads and among them, 4565 were poor. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s Chi-square test and Binary Logistic Regression model were applied to detect determinants of poverty. Based on the findings, it can be seen that the percentage of poor male-headed households was more than that of female-headed households in this township. Moreover, there was a higher percentage of poor household heads aged 25-34 years in compared to other age groups. Likewise, the highest percentages of poor household heads are married. Most of the poor household heads have been employed in private and secondary industrial sector. Additionally the results of both association test and binary logistic regression analysis confirmed that poverty was related to gender, marital status, educational level, occupational status and industrial sector. It is also found that age and educational level were negatively correlated to the level of poverty. Therefore, it is suggested that the policy makers need to emphasize the sustainable development of education sector and to create job opportunities for those people who live in Hlaing Tharyar Township in order to decrease its poverty level 2022-07-01 https://meral.edu.mm/records/8313