Taiwan's low-income households are divided into three categories. From 1992 to 2001, the number of households in category 3 (whose average family income is less than an individual's minimum monthly expenses) rose 1.4-fold.
進一步分析，我國低收入戶依貧窮等級分三類，從民國八十一年到九十年，較輕等級的第三類低收入戶（全家收入平均低於每人每月最低生活費標準）更大幅增加了一・四倍。