An Empirical Research on Influential Factors in Poverty of Peasant Households in Minority Regions in China

Yanling Li, Xinhong Fu and Tianhui Zhuang

Journal of Agricultural Science, 2011, vol. 3, issue 1, 218

Abstract: Based on the data of survey in peasant households in poverty-stricken minority counties in Sichuan Province bythe authors, this article is going to employ the Probit Regression Model and make an empirical analysis ininfluential factors in poverty of peasant households in minority regions from the three aspects of peasanthousehold environmental characteristics, family characteristics and policy system. It is indicated by the resultthat, the factors of human capital and national policy system have significant influences upon poverty of peasanthouseholds, such as, educational level of family members, healthy condition and outside labor service, etc.;natural disaster and adverse topographic conditions are the important influential factors in poverty of peasanthouseholds.

Date: 2011
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