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An evaluation of poverty prevalence in China: New evidence from four recent surveys

Knowledge of actual poverty prevalence is important for any society concerned with improving public welfare and reducing poverty. In this paper, we calculate and compare the poverty incidence rate in China using four nationally representative surveys: the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) of 2010, t...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Chunni, Xu, Qi, Zhang, Xiaobo, Xie, Yu
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
Subjects:
poverty
household surveys
household expenditure
household consumption
surveys
income
sociology
poverty alleviation
households
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153605
Summary:Knowledge of actual poverty prevalence is important for any society concerned with improving public welfare and reducing poverty. In this paper, we calculate and compare the poverty incidence rate in China using four nationally representative surveys: the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) of 2010, the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) of 2010, the Chinese Household Finance Survey (CHFS) of 2011, and the Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP) of 2007.

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