Traditional analysis of poverty focuses on monetary well-being and utilizes income or expenditure measures to assess the poverty status of the household that individuals live in. However, children generally do not participate in household spending and consumption decisions and their needs can differ from those of adult household members (see de Neubourg et al. Goal 1.2 states: "By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions."