diff --git a/Indicators/Economic-Capacity-to-Meet-Essential-Needs/ECMEN_Including_Assistance_ updated Oct 2025.do b/Indicators/Economic-Capacity-to-Meet-Essential-Needs/ECMEN_Including_Assistance_ updated Oct 2025.do
index e9df9ee..12dbcd4 100644
--- a/Indicators/Economic-Capacity-to-Meet-Essential-Needs/ECMEN_Including_Assistance_ updated Oct 2025.do	
+++ b/Indicators/Economic-Capacity-to-Meet-Essential-Needs/ECMEN_Including_Assistance_ updated Oct 2025.do	
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ label var PCExp_ECMEN "Household Economic Capacity per capita - monthly"
 gen ECMEN_inclAsst = .   // initialize as missing
 
 * Compute only if NOT (both PCExp_ECMEN and MEB are missing)
-replace ECMEN_inclAsst = (PCExp_ECMEN > MEB) if !missing(PCExp_ECMEN) | !missing(MEB)
+replace ECMEN_inclAsst = (PCExp_ECMEN >= MEB) if !missing(PCExp_ECMEN) | !missing(MEB)
 
 label var ECMEN_inclAsst "Economic capacity to meet essential needs - including assistance"
 
@@ -438,11 +438,11 @@ tabulate ECMEN_inclAsst
 gen ECMEN_inclAsst_SMEB = .   // initialize as missing
 
 * Compute the indicator only if NOT (both PCExp_ECMEN and SMEB missing)
-replace ECMEN_inclAsst_SMEB = (PCExp_ECMEN > SMEB) if !missing(PCExp_ECMEN) | !missing(SMEB)
+replace ECMEN_inclAsst_SMEB = (PCExp_ECMEN >= SMEB) if !missing(PCExp_ECMEN) | !missing(SMEB)
 
 label var ECMEN_inclAsst_SMEB "Economic capacity to meet essential needs - SMEB - including assistance"
 
 label define SMEBincllbl 1 "Above SMEB" 0 "Below SMEB"
 label values ECMEN_inclAsst_SMEB SMEBincllbl
 
-tabulate ECMEN_inclAsst_SMEB
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+tabulate ECMEN_inclAsst_SMEB