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The Influence of Living Conditions on Self-Rated Health: Evidence from China

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  • Jiafeng Gu

    (Institute of Social Science Survey, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)

  • Xing Ming

    (School of Sociology and Political Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China)

Abstract

Despite growing attention to living conditions as a social determinant of health, few studies have focused on its diverse impacts on self-rated health. Using data from the China Family Panel Study in 2018, this study used logistic regression analysis to examine how living conditions affect self-rated health in China, finding that people cooking with sanitary water and clean fuel were more likely to report good health, and that homeownership was associated with higher self-rated health. The self-rated health of people living in high-quality housing was lower than that of people living in ordinary housing, and people living in tidy homes were more likely to report good health. The findings suggest that the link between multiple living conditions and self-rated health is dynamic. Public health policies and housing subsidy programs should therefore be designed based on a comprehensive account of not only housing grade or income status, but also whole dwelling conditions.

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  • Jiafeng Gu & Xing Ming, 2021. "The Influence of Living Conditions on Self-Rated Health: Evidence from China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:17:p:9200-:d:626766
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