Study on the Impact of Income Gap on Health Level of Rural Residents in China

Hongpeng Guo, Yang Yang, Chulin Pan, Shuang Xu, Nan Yan and Qingyong Lei
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Hongpeng Guo: College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Yang Yang: College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Chulin Pan: College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Shuang Xu: College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Nan Yan: College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Qingyong Lei: College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-17

Abstract: With the rapid development of the social economy, health has increasingly become the focus of attention. Therefore, based on the balanced panel data of the China Household Tracking Survey (CFPS) from 2010 to 2018, the Probit model was used to investigate the impact of the income gap in rural areas on residents’ health level, and the relevant influencing mechanism was discussed in this paper. Results: (1) The income gap has a significant negative effect on the health level of rural residents, and the expansion of the income gap will have a more significant impact on the health level of rural residents. (2) The income gap will restrain the health level of rural residents by affecting the family income level and mobility constraints. (3) The restraining effect of the income gap on health formation mainly affects the families of young rural residents, rural male residents, residents with no rental income, and residents with low social capital. This paper analyzes and discusses, from the perspective of income gap, the impact of the income gap on the health status of rural residents in China. Based on the above conclusions, this paper puts forward some feasible suggestions to improve the health level of rural residents.

Keywords: health level; income gap; rural residents; probit model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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