Measurement and Decomposition of the Health Poverty of Rural Residents in China

Haiyan Jia, Xiaoyu Sai, Yangyue Su () and Ying Huang
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Haiyan Jia: School of Public Administration and Policy, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, China
Xiaoyu Sai: School of Public Administration and Policy, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, China
Yangyue Su: School of Management Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250014, China
Ying Huang: School of Public Administration and Policy, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-20

Abstract: Narrowing the health gap and promoting health equality is the key to effectively blocking the intergenerational transmission of rural poverty. Previous studies have mainly focused on the relationship between health and poverty, but assessments of health poverty are lacking, especially with regard to the health poverty of rural residents. Based on China’s large sample household survey data, this study uses the Alkire–Foster (AF) method to measure and decompose the health poverty of rural residents. The results show that the health poverty of Chinese rural residents greatly improved from 2016 to 2018. However, significant regional differences exist with regard to the level of health poverty. The marginal contribution of economic poverty alleviation is diminishing; the equalization of health services and security has shifted to a policy focus. Community environmental management has also become an important aspect of health poverty governance, and individual health literacy and behavior have played an important role in endogenous poverty alleviation. Ultimately, this paper offers some insightful policy implications. This study extends the multidimensional poverty measurement system and reveals the relationship between health poverty and regional economic and social development. The findings also enhance the understanding of the health poverty of rural residents in developing countries.

Keywords: rural; health poverty; health literacy; health environment (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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