This study set out to compare the poverty group under the system(the group of recipients of the security act) and the secondary low-income group under no system, analyze the factors that drove them into poverty, and show how socially serious it was fo...
This study set out to compare the poverty group under the system(the group of recipients of the security act) and the secondary low-income group under no system, analyze the factors that drove them into poverty, and show how socially serious it was for the group to suffer from such poverty problems, thus inducing potential policies to prevent or reduce the poverty problems.
The research results were as follows; the current state of each poverty group was examined first. Compared with the recipients group of the act, the householders of the secondary low-income group were characterized by their lacking educational backgrounds and high frequency of chronic diseases. The households of the group suffered from much support cost, high ratio of members with a chronic disease or physical or mental handicap, small number of working members, the vicious cycle in which the monthly average expenses are more than the minimum cost of living, poor medical treatments, child' raising, and dwelling, and the consequent psychological and social withdrawal of half the group.
The factors affecting the income of two groups were investigated. The significant variables influencing the income of the secondary low-income group included the number of working members, total number of the members, and age of the householders. Those of the recipients group were 'the number of working members,' 'gender of the householder,' and 'total number of the members.' Then the factors to affect the entire poverty class were identified as 'the number of working members,' 'age of householders,' 'total number of the members,' 'presence or absence of the secondary low-income group,' and 'presence or absence of a family member needing care,' of which 'the members with a chronic disease' and 'those who are handicapped' were significant variables. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to figure out how much impact 'presence or absence of the secondary low-income group' would have on the total income of a poor family. The results proved that not only 'number of working members' but also 'presence or absence of the secondary low-income group' was crucial in affecting the total income of a poor family.
In short, the research results suggested that the poverty state of the secondary low-income group was far from being good compared with the recipients of the National Basic Livelihood Security Act and even more serious in some comparison items.