G²LM|LIC: Long-Term Outcomes of Children from Ultra-Poor Households: Tracer Survey of the BRAC UPG Program (2007–2024)

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Marzuk, Hossain A. N., 2026, "G²LM|LIC: Long-Term Outcomes of Children from Ultra-Poor Households: Tracer Survey of the BRAC UPG Program (2007–2024)", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.881.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
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This dataset provides long-term individual-level and household-level information on children from ultra-poor households who participated in the BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) Program in Bangladesh. The original randomized control trial (RCT) was conducted in 2007 at the BRAC branch level and targeted ultra-poor households as part of a large-scale poverty alleviation intervention

In 2024, a large-scale tracer survey re-interviewed individuals who were aged 0–15 years at baseline in 2007 in order to assess whether exposure to the UPG program enabled the next generation to break free from the cycle of extreme poverty. The survey collected detailed data on economic conditions, education, labor market participation, migration histories, family formation, and subjective well-being.

The resulting dataset enables both causal and descriptive analysis of the long-term intergenerational impacts of reducing childhood poverty, including economic mobility, human capital accumulation, labor-market outcomes, and broader socio-economic well-being nearly two decades after the original intervention. It is designed to support research and evidence-based policymaking on poverty reduction and social welfare policies.

Study Design and Sampling
  • Original intervention: BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Program (UPG), randomized at BRAC branch level in 2007
  • Baseline population: All household members aged 0–15 years in 2007 ultra-poor households (N = 10,587)
  • Tracing target (2024): 10,192 individuals
  • Successfully interviewed: 9,177 individuals
  • Survey period: 24 May 2024 – 16 November 2024
  • Survey modes: Face-to-face household interviews and phone interviews (short form)
  • Unit of observation: Individual traced respondent, linked to both original (2007) and current household identifiers

Each individual can be uniquely identified by combinations of:
  • idno + lino, or
  • branchid + spotid + householdno + lino


Content Overview
The dataset contains:
  • Demographics: age, sex, marital status, household position
  • Education: highest grade completed
  • Employment & occupation: detailed occupational categories, income-relevant activities
  • Migration: internal and international migration histories since 2008
  • Household composition: original 2007 household and current household structure
  • Geographic identifiers: district, sub-district (upazila), village
  • Survey process metadata: interview duration, enumerator ID, consent status, audio records
  • Linkage variables: connections between original UPG households and current households


Ethical Review & Consent
All respondents provided informed consent. Interviews included audio recording and were conducted under the ethical approval of the BRAC University Institutional Review Board (IRB). Participants were compensated via mobile credit and performance-based incentives.
Subject Social Sciences
Keyword Childhood Poverty, Development Economics, Education, Household Surveys, Intergenerational Mobility;, Labor Markets, Ling-Term Impacts, Migration, Poverty Alleviation, Randomized Controlled Trial, Social Mobility, Tracer Survey
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