本文是在河北南部农村所做调查基础上写成的。作者着重就集体经济时代农民的　　生活水平、生存能力和集体保障水平作了分析 ,指出集体经济时期农民的生活水平的提高　　是有限的 ,但农民的生存能力却大大增强 ,表现在农民家庭养育人口的数量明显增加 ,区　　域和全国性人口的大幅度上升正是在这种环境下取得的 This article was written on the basis of a survey conducted in the rural areas of southern Hebei Province. The author analyzes the peasants’ standard of living, viability and collective security in the era of collective economy. It points out that the improvement of peasants’ standard of living in the period of collective economy is limited. However, the peasants’ survival ability is greatly enhanced, which is reflected in the peasant family upbringing Have significantly increased, and it is precisely in this context that the substantial increase in the regional and national population has been achieved