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PPRC SORE 2025 BASELINE SURVEY — MEDIA KEY METRICS
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Attribution: Cite as "Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) survey data"
Study Reference: State of the Real Economy (SORE) 2025 Baseline Study
Release Date: May 2025

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CORE EMPIRICAL INDICATORS
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* BDT 70 — Monthly Household Surplus
  The aggregate financial safety margin recorded across the panel - representing
  the thinnest margin documented in five years of longitudinal monitoring.
  
* 23.75% — Vulnerable Non-Poor Ratio
  The percentage of tracked families hovering barely above the absolute poverty
  threshold, highly exposed to sliding back down from single climate or inflation shocks.
  
* 61% — Urban Dietary Strain Index
  The percentage of high-density metropolitan households forced to adjust food
  item selections (such as protein reduction) to manage inflation pressure.
  
* 3,000 — Active Panel Households
  Longitudinal household panels monitored continuously across rural unions and
  metropolitan settlements via co-located expenditure diaries.
  
* 13 Million+ — Primary Stipend Students
  Total education stipend program participants audited in PPRC's composite
  national programmatic evaluation database.
  
* 25+ Years — Longitudinal Baseline
  Consistent empirical research tracking managed by PPRC survey desks since
  sitemap launch in 1997.
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