Health Inequality between Ethnic Minority and Han Populations in China

被引：26
作者：
Ouyang, Yusi [1 ]
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2012年 / 40卷 / 07期
基金：
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词：
China; ethnic minorities; health inequality; children; SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN; SAMPLE SELECTION; GROWTH; BIRTH; STRATIFICATION; CIRCUMFERENCE; MORTALITY; STANDARDS; MAJORITY; YUNNAN;
D O I：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.03.016
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
This paper examines the health status of Chinese ethnic minorities using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) data collected during 1989-2006. We found negative and significant differences between minority and Han Chinese in a set of anthropometric measures for people of all age groups. OLS and province fixed-effects regressions suggest that the economic development level of the province of residence is a major factor contributing to the gap. Oaxaca decompositions further reveal that the observed health gap is mainly due to inequalities in endowments rather than inequalities in their effects. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：1452 / 1468
页数：17
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