The Impact Of Income Poverty On Time Poverty

Poverty is a worldwide problem,which is usually defined as the phenomenon that the basic needs of individuals or families are not met.Poverty is not a single dimension,but multi-dimensional.Generally speaking,it is the lack of welfare level."Income poverty" and "time poverty" are two important indicators to measure the level of individual welfare,"income poverty" represents the monetary aspect of poverty,"time poverty" represents the non monetary aspect of poverty,and the relationship between the two has always been the focus of debate in academic circles.There are great differences on how income poverty affects time poverty.Based on the data of "China Time Use Survey(CTUS)" and "China Household Finance Survey(CHFS)" in 2017,after combing and analyzing the previous relevant literature on the relationship between income poverty and time poverty,this paper aims to clarify the relationship between income poverty and time poverty.The results of this study show that income poverty has a significant positive impact on time poverty,which is true for both paid and unpaid time poverty.The next heterogeneity test shows that this positive impact also has obvious gender,urban-rural and regional heterogeneity.Specifically,male poor people are more likely to be affected by time poverty than female poor people;The urban poor are more likely to be affected by time poverty than the rural poor;The poor in the eastern region are more likely to be affected by time poverty than those in the central and western regions.Finally,this paper solves the possible endogenous problems through instrumental variable method and propensity score matching method,and tests the robustness by replacing explanatory variables and explained variables.The results are still significant.This paper extends the previous research results,which has enlightenment significance for consolidating the achievements of poverty eradication,establishing a long-term mechanism to solve relative poverty,improving the overall welfare level of residents and coordinating the development of urban and rural areas.