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Title:: Gender Differences in Rural Household Poverty and theMultidimensional Poverty Index:An Analysis Based on theData Collected from Limushan Town in Hainan Province

Keywords:: multidimensional poverty; gender differences in poverty; precise poverty reduction

Abstract:: Based on the multidimensional perspective on poverty, we have constructed the multidimensional index based on the data of poverty collected from the Limushan Town in Qiongzhong County, Hainan Province by following the logic governing the selection, weight determination and summation of the indexes. This index shows that the degree of poverty varies with the gender in rural households in the following six aspects:education, health, economy, leisure, social status and right to make decision. Of particular note is the fact that women’s poverty concerning decision-making right is prominent. The multidimensional poverty index informed by gender difference of different rural households can provide a good reference for the government’s poverty reduction campaign:the big data in this regard can help them win the battle against poverty by establishing the multidimensional criteria for identifying poverty and having a precise target. This index can also help the government align the supply of poverty reduction with the need of rural households. In a nutshell, the statistics informed by the gender factor can make it possible for us to take corresponding measures in lifting people in rural areas out of poverty and thus achieve a precise poverty reduction.