“穷人除了收入极低外,还有其它共同点。他们之中儿童所占的比例不匀称(大约为五岀口),大多是大家庭的孩子。穷人之中有四分之三以上居住在农村地区(通常是偏远地区),其余的穷人居住在城市的贫民区,贫民的住所几乎都是拥挤不堪的。许多贫苦家庭拥有小块土地和一些牲畜或工具。但是,这些穷人以及其他穷人,无论男女老少,都是农民、小贩、手艺人或雇工,他们依靠从事长时间的工作来维持生计。他们的收入中至少有五分之四花费在吃的方面。而他们吃的只是谷物和薯类等单调而且数量有限的食物和少量的蔬菜,有些地方再加一点鱼或肉。他们中许多人营养不良,造成从事 "In addition to the extremely low incomes, the poor have other things in common, with the disproportionate share of children (about five percent), mostly children of extended families, and over three quarters of the poor live on In rural areas (usually remote areas), the rest of the poor live in urban slums, where poor houses are almost overcrowded, many poor households own small plots of land and some livestock or tools, but these poor, as well as other poor people, They are peasants, hawkers, artisans or hired workers, men, women and children alike, who rely on long hours of work to earn a living, at least four-fifths of their income is spent eating while they eat only cereals and potatoes Such as monotonous and limited quantities of food and a small amount of vegetables, some places plus a little fish or meat, many of them malnourished, resulting in engaged