categorical household wealth index Household wealth index, categorical http://dhsprogram.com/topics/Wealth-Index.cfm PRISM Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, David Roos, Grant Dorsey A data item about a household's cumulative living standard represented in a categorical datum. The wealth index is calculated using data on a household's ownership of selected assets, such as televisions and bicycles; materials used for housing construction; and types of water access and sanitation facilities. data item