Air Quality and Residents’ Health in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on Spatial Simultaneous Equations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Spatial Correlation Network Analysis of Air Quality in China
3.1. Research Methods of Spatial Correlation Network
3.2. Spatial Correlation Network Characteristics of Air Quality in China
4. Analysis of the Impact of Air Quality on Residents’ Health in China
4.1. Variable Description
4.2. Research Method
4.3. Empirical Analysis of Air Quality on Resident Health
4.3.1. Data Sources
4.3.2. Descriptive Analysis of the Impact of Air Quality on Residents’ Health
4.3.3. Analysis of Resident Health Equation Result
4.3.4. Analysis of Air Quality Equation Result
4.3.5. Robustness Test
5. Conclusions and Suggestions
5.1. Conclusions
5.2. Suggestions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Peh | Resident Health Equation | AQI | Air Quality Equation |
---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | ||
AQI | 0.0426 *** | Peh_01 | −1.0922 * |
(5.69) | (−1.95) | ||
wAQI | −0.0083 *** | wAQI | 0.1117 *** |
(−5.58) | (7.10) | ||
wPeh | 0.1115 *** | Eci | 10.4944 *** |
(5.43) | (3.08) | ||
Pup | 0.0943 *** | Pgdp | −0.0002 * |
(9.81) | (−1.96) | ||
Dgv | 0.0006 *** | Psi | 0.5188 *** |
(3.62) | (3.10) | ||
Erg | 2.26 × 10−7 | Tei | −0.0213 ** |
(1.09) | (−2.50) | ||
cons | −3.6376 *** | cons | −2.5853 |
(−5.28) | (−0.28) | ||
obs | 180 | obs | 180 |
AIC | 612.260 | AIC | 1521.043 |
BIC | 634.611 | BIC | 1549.780 |
Peh | Resident Health Equation | AQI | Air Quality Equation |
---|---|---|---|
Model 3 | Model 4 | ||
AQI | 0.0032 *** | Peh_01 | −17.1567 ** |
(2.58) | (−2.52) | ||
wAQI | −0.0008 *** | wAQI | 0.0903 *** |
(−4.41) | (7.26) | ||
wPeh | 0.0970 *** | Eci | 16.0108 *** |
(2.99) | (4.95) | ||
Pup | 0.0156 *** | Pgdp | 0.0002 *** |
(8.55) | (3.19) | ||
Dgv | −0.0001 | Psi | 0.4520 ** |
(−1.62) | (2.54) | ||
Erg | 7.68 × 10−8 * | Tei | −0.0133 |
(1.87) | (−1.58) | ||
cons | −0.6151 *** | cons | 7.9406 |
(−5.03) | (0.93) | ||
obs | 180 | obs | 180 |
AIC | −15.229 | AIC | 1500.406 |
BIC | 7.112 | BIC | 1529.142 |
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He, H.; Li, Z. Air Quality and Residents’ Health in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on Spatial Simultaneous Equations. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 11897. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122311897
He H, Li Z. Air Quality and Residents’ Health in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on Spatial Simultaneous Equations. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(23):11897. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122311897
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Hua, and Zining Li. 2022. "Air Quality and Residents’ Health in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on Spatial Simultaneous Equations" Applied Sciences 12, no. 23: 11897. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122311897
APA StyleHe, H., & Li, Z. (2022). Air Quality and Residents’ Health in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on Spatial Simultaneous Equations. Applied Sciences, 12(23), 11897. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122311897