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Rural People’s Perception of Poverty in China

Björn Anders Gustafsson () and Ximing Yue ()
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Björn Anders Gustafsson: Göteborg University
Ximing Yue: Renmin University of China

No 2486, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Subjective Poverty Line methodology is applied to rural China 2002 using a sample from 22 provinces. Respondents were asked two questions: one on amount of food necessary and another on amount of cash necessary for their households. The respondent’s perception of how much cash is needed varies profoundly and positively by income in the county where the respondent lives. The findings provide an argument for increasing the official poverty line for China as average household income increases. Poverty in rural China is disproportionally concentrated to the western regions and to poor counties. Most of rural China’s poverty can be attributed to households living outside classified poor areas. People living in a household with many members, those with a household head with a short education, and children face higher poverty risks than other persons.

Keywords: poverty; poverty line; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 O15 P36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2006-12
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Published - Revised version published as "Rural People's Perception of Income Adequacy in China" in: China Agricultural Economic Review, 2012, 4 (3), 264-280.

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