. Determinants of persistent and temporary poverty in rural China differ due to location as well as household characteristics …

among household members, the household’s expenditure burden, as well as the lack of financial assets. Further, a long … education of the household head and membership in the Communist Party reduces the probability of receiving social assistance …

lives. The findings provide an argument for increasing the official poverty line for China as average household income … 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. …