中文摘要：

以湖北省宜昌地区地质灾害频发区的农户为研究对象,对该区农户的贫困状况进行了分析,结果表明,当地的贫困农户存在家庭抚养负担大、文化程度低和家庭收入结构单一等特点。贫困成因的计量分析则表明,地质灾害摧毁农户的生产生活资本,形成闭塞的环境,制约农户发展,但是农户如果对地质灾害足够重视,积极防备,则可以极大地降低地质灾害的影响。

英文摘要：

The poverty of peasant households in geological disaster-prone areas of Yichang City was analyzed. The result discowered that peasant households＇ poverty were highly correlated with three variables ： households which were afflicted with multiple problems, households with only one source of income, and households with low educational level. Furthermore,quantitative analysis showed that geological disasters destroied the production and livelihood capital, it also created a closed environment to restrict the development of local residents. Another finding was that peasant households could largely avoid loss in disasters for attaching importance to take precautions against geological disasters.