for a more accurate prediction other factors should also be taken into account such as resource use and distribution in the society availability and affordability of public and private goods and services legislation and legislative accountability as well as societal behaviours beliefs and traditions among others deprivations measure the individual deprivation status in each of the various sectors considered as crucial for individuals survival and development deprivations can stem from the lack of financial means ie monetary poverty but they can also be the result of unavailability of basic goods in the market the lack of service provision or societal beliefs customs and behaviour among other reasons especially regarding children some differences between deprivation and monetary poverty are expected as children need goods and services that are more likely to be subject to missing or incomplete markets eg health care school or nutritional needs