The micro-based estimates of working poverty are more reliable than macro-derived estimates simply because they are based on direct household-level measurement and do not require the simplifying assumptions that underlie the macro-based estimates.
贫困劳动者的微观估算值比宏观估算值更为可靠，原因在于，它来自对家庭的直接衡量，不需要宏观估算值所依据的简单假设。