Defining the poverty status of students is a common problem faced by all universities. Due to the wide range of students, large numbers, and difficulties with supervision, it is unavoidable that a poverty students' pool would contain some students that aren't suffering from poverty. The poverty status of 21 students was canceled, while 32 students had their poverty level downgraded at Jiangsu University on May 6th, after the university conducted an investigation into the mobile phone expenses of poor students.
去年底，江苏大学调查了非毕业班近4500名贫困生10-11月的手机消费情况。调查结果显示，约92%的贫困生手机月消费在100元以下；6.5%的贫困生在100-150元的消费区间；1.5%的贫困生消费超过150元；极个别消费额甚至超过300元。
The university investigated nearly 4,500 poor students by analyzing their mobile phone expenses from October and November last year.The findings showed that about 92 percent of the targeted students had an average monthly payment below 100 yuan (15 US dollars), 6.5 percent of students paid between 100 and 150 yuan and 1.5 percent of students paid higher than 150 yuan per month.
该校对月平均消费100-150元的同学采取降级处理，对月平均消费超过150元的同学取消贫困生资格。江苏大学的院级团委老师李犇表示，贫困生的准确认定是高校资助工作的前提与基础。
The university decided the poverty level of students whose average monthly expenses were between 100 and 150 yuan be downgraded, and the poverty status of students whose average monthly expenses exceeded 150 yuan be canceled.A senior official of Jiangsu University said "accurate definition of poverty students is the prerequisite and basis of accurate poverty relief."
