Journal of Peking University (Health Sciences) ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (2): 261-266. doi: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2022.02.010

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Analysis on the relationship between urbanization and health behavior in China: An empirical research based on China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

HE Shan,JIAN Wei-yan()   

  1. Department of Health Policy and Management, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2020-02-15 Online:2022-04-18 Published:2022-04-13
  • Contact: Wei-yan JIAN E-mail:jianweiyan@bjmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(71774003)

Abstract:

Objective: To explore the relationship between urbanization and residents’ health behaviors in China, and to clarify the impact of urbanization on health behaviors. Methods: Based on China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS),we established a panel data fixed effect model tracked in 2011, 2013 and 2015 to analyze the effect of urbanization level on smoking cessation, drinking, sleep quality and physical exercise behavior. The ratio of population density, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and output value of secondary and tertiary industries to GDP were used to represent the levels of urbanization. Results: From 2011 to 2015, China’s urbanization levels showed an increasing trend, which showed that the ratio of population density, GDP per capita and output value of secondary and tertiary industries in GDP increased year by year. Smoking cessation increased with the increase of GDP per capita and the proportion of the output value of secondary and tertiary industries. Compared with the low-level, the drinking rate in the regions with per capita GDP of more than 45 000 yuan increased by 2.49%, and the drinking rate in the regions with secondary and tertiary industries for 80%-85% decreased by 2.48%. However, there was no significant difference with population density. The sleep quality decreased with the increase of per capita GDP. In regions where per capita GDP was more than 93%, the sleep quality decreased by 3.71% compared with the low-level which was not significantly different from the ratio of population density and the output value of secondary and tertiary industries. For low contrast, the exercise rate in regions with the population density of 400-600 people/km2and over 800 people/km2 was reduced by 5.2% and 7.7% respectively. The exercise rate in regions with per capita GDP of 25 000-35 000 yuan and over 45 000 yuan was reduced by 3.26% and 3.73% respectively. The exercise rate in regions with secondary and tertiary industries accounting for more than 93% of GDP was 10.68% lower than that of the low-level regions. Conclusion: Different dimensions of urbanization have different impacts on different health behaviors. The smoking cessation rate increases with the increase of urbanization level, which is related to the proportion of per capita GDP and the output value of secondary and tertiary industries. The exercise rate, related to the three dimensions, decreases with the increase of urbanization. Sleep quality is more closely related to per capita GDP, and the probability of good sleep quality decreases with the increase of urbanization level. However, there is no obvious trend between drinking rate and urbanization level, which needs further study.

Key words: Urbanization, Health behavior, Empirical research

CLC Number: 

  • R193

Table 1

The explanation of variables"

Indicators Explanation
Healthy behavior variable
Smoking cessation If quit smoking now=1, never quit=0
Drinking If current drinking frequency >1 time per month, then drinking=1, else=0
Sleep quality If current bad nights frequency <3 time per week, then sleep quality=1, else=0
Exercise If current exercise time >10 min at a time, then exercise=1, else=0
Urbanization variable
Population density Local population/local area (people/km2)
GDP per capita GDP/local population (thousand yuan)
The output value of secondary and tertiary industries in GDP Value of the secondary industry in GDP + value of the tertiary industry in GDP (%)
Personal characteristics variable
Age Continuous variables, >45 years old
Gender Male=1, female=0
Education level Illiteracy=1, can read=2, primary school=3, junior high school and above=4
Marital status Married=1, other=0

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of personal characteristics indicators"

Indicators Number Percentage/%
Age/years
45-49 2 931 22.27
50-59 4 996 37.96
60-69 3 568 27.11
70-79 1 375 10.45
≥80 292 2.22
Gender
Male 6 306 47.94
Female 6 848 52.06
Education level
Illiteracy 3 674 27.94
Can read 2 361 17.96
Primary school 2 948 22.42
Junior high school and above 4 166 31.68
Marital status
Married 11 624 88.31
Other 1 538 11.69

Table 3

Incidence of healthy behaviors (Year 2011 to 2015)"

Variables Year 2011 Year 2013 Year 2015
Smoking cessation/% 21.44 23.43 31.66
Drinking/% 33.43 34.16 35.33
Sleep quality/% 65.78 66.54 64.39
Exercise/% 90.06 89.77 88.24

Table 4

Descriptive statistics of urbanization indicators (Year 2011 to 2015)"

Indicators Year 2011 Year 2013 Year 2015
n Median IQR n Median IQR n Median IQR
Population density/(people/km2) 411.96 443.72 425.66 442.73 425.14 457.09
Low (<200) 75 129.72 71.64 72 130.14 71.08 69 128.12 71.49
Mid-low (<400) 112 298.56 113.36 100 301.09 116.13 100 301.58 95.47
Middle (<600) 90 488.18 110.35 90 469.47 104.96 99 477.99 125.6
Mid-high (<800) 86 677.18 102.05 89 683.04 83.94 77 698.38 55.50
High (≥800) 50 940.21 136.71 59 990.94 182.95 65 932.90 160.23
GDP per capita/thousand yuan 22.07 18.99 36.42 24.68 44.30 31.17
Low (<15) 117 11.24 3.55 27 14.38 1.92 9 12.04 1.06
Mid-low (<25) 138 21.06 4.42 81 19.82 0.46 57 21.52 4.38
Middle (<35) 61 30.38 4.55 87 28.91 0.08 81 30.70 4.90
Mid-high (<45) 45 38.91 4.98 82 39.84 0.48 63 39.33 6.38
High (≥45) 52 63.43 19.56 133 65.08 1.45 200 61.51 43.06
The output value of secondary and tertiary
industries in GDP/%
85.83 13.02 87.55 10.76 88.22 9.58
Low (<80) 114 75.81 6.31 90 74.52 5.74 63 75.30 3.15
Mid-low (<85) 81 81.60 2.54 72 83.75 0.96 75 83.56 1.91
Middle (<90) 72 87.99 1.88 72 86.09 2.98 81 87.62 2.40
Mid-high (<93) 57 95.51 1.13 78 91.72 1.68 75 91.95 1.83
High (≥93) 89 95.51 3.71 98 95.73 3.45 110 96.02 4.02

Table 5

Relationship between urbanization and health behaviors (Year 2011 to 2015)"

Items Smoking cessation
(1, Yes; 0, No)
Drinking
(1, Yes; 0, No)
Sleep quality
(1, Good; 0, Poor)
Exercise
(1, Yes; 0, No)
Population density
Low 1 1 1 1
Mid-low -0.021 2 0.027 3 0.021 9 -0.031 1
Middle 0.037 5 0.017 1 0.028 9 -0.052 0*
Mid-high -0.012 4 0.025 0 0.025 4 -0.044 1
High 0.065 1 0.008 6 -0.006 6 -0.077 0**
GDP per capita
Low 1 1 1 1
Mid-low 0.051 2*** 0.004 5 -0.020 5** 0.001 7
Middle 0.112 3*** 0.000 8 -0.026 4** -0.032 6**
Mid-high 0.124 2*** 0.017 0 -0.021 1* -0.023 6
High 0.190 1*** 0.024 9* -0.037 1*** -0.037 3**
The output value of secondary and tertiary industries in GDP
Low 1 1 1 1
Mid-low 0.047 0*** -0.024 8* -0.009 8 -0.009 6
Middle 0.107 9*** -0.016 6 -0.009 7 0.004 0
Mid-high 0.162 3*** -0.067 5 -0.005 5 -0.001 3
High 0.237 4*** -0.039 6 -0.017 3 -0.106 8***
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