 Effects of temperature anomaly on health: A perspective from individual adaptationXiaojuan Hou and Xin Zhang Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2024, vol. 68, issue C, 62-74 Abstract: We explore the causal relationship between temperature and health at fitness levels in this paper by constructing temperature anomalies using the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS). The results indicate that for every 1 °C rise in temperature anomalies, the fitness level decreased by 0.255 units, a decrease of 7.081 % of the average. We use the order probit model and the traditional temperature bins to test the results, which are consistent with the benchmark results. The effect of temperature anomalies on health is considerably stronger for males, people over 85 years old, low education, and low-income groups. Further analysis shows that the use of air conditioning can avoid such effects. In addition to the direct impact of temperature, we found that rising temperatures will lead individuals to reduce outdoor activities, thereby affecting their health level. Keywords: Climate change; Individual adaptability; Temperature anomalies (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:streco:v:68:y:2024:i:c:p:62-74 DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2023.10.007 Access Statistics for this article Structural Change and Economic Dynamics is currently edited by F. Duchin, H. Hagemann, M. Landesmann, R. Scazzieri, A. Steenge and B. Verspagen More articles in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics from Elsevier |
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