This basket, valued also at local prices, was calculated as 2,315 yuan, through use of this local poverty line, the conclusion was reached that 59.6 per cent of the households were in poverty. The spread was enormous: for every 1 household that was classified as being poor using the official poverty line, there were nearly 18 households that would have been deemed poor using a poverty line based on local perceptions of basic needs valued at local prices. For the reference year of research, the incidence rate, based on the local list, turned out to be 40.2 percent.