Impact of housing cost on poverty and poverty reduction effect of farmers in poor mountainous areas
CAI Tong1, CAO Xiaoshu1,2,3*, LI Tao2,3, WANG Donghua1, TIAN Ruijuan1, MA Wei1
(1 School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi′an 710119, Shaanxi, China;2 Northwest Land and Resource Research Centre, Shaanxi Normal University,Xi′an 710119, Shaanxi, China; 3 Global Institute for Regional and Urban Studies, Shaanxi Normal University,Xi′an 710119, Shaanxi, China)
Abstract:
Rural housing construction is an important measure for rural development and rural revitalization. Clarifying the relationship between rural housing costs and farmers′ poverty, and exploring the poverty reduction effect and path of farmers′ housing costs are helpful to the smooth progress of rural development and rural revitalization strategies. Based on the survey data of households in Hanyin county, Qinba Mountain area in 2019, using Probit model, the impact of rural housing cost on household poverty and the poverty reduction effect of housing cost were discussed. The research found that: (1) The cost of rural housing construction in Hanyin county is about 110 000 yuan/household, of which the average government subsidy for rural housing construction is about 90 000 yuan/household, and the average outofpocket housing expenditure of farmers is 20 000 yuan/household. (2) The incidence of absolute poverty in rural areas has been greatly reduced, but the phenomenon of relative poverty is still serious. Lack of funds and poor transportation conditions are the main causes of poverty among farmers in poor mountainous areas. (3) Farmers′ housing cost affects family poverty, and farmers′ outofpocket housing expenditure has a significant impact on family poverty. Reducing farmers′ housing costs and increasing government subsidies for rural housing construction will help reduce the incidence and depth of rural poverty.
KeyWords:
poor mountainous areas; housing costs; incidence of poverty; poverty depth