Dissertations and Theses
Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Economics and Business
First Advisor
Marta Bengoa
Second Advisor
Kevin Foster
Keywords
China, internal migration, health outcomes, blood pressure
Abstract
Over one hundred million rural Chinese residents have migrated to urban areas within China for work. In cities, these workers often lack access to health insurance and licensed healthcare. Migrants are also more likely to work in dangerous jobs and to participate in high-risk behaviors. This paper analyzes two health indicators, blood pressure and grip strength, to determine if migrant status can predict health. This paper determines that migrant status is a significant predictor for blood pressure and grip strength, albeit in models with low predictive ability. However, the length of time since a person migrated is not a significant predictor of health indicators.
Recommended Citation
Rick, Christopher, "Determining the Predictive Ability of Rural-Urban Migration for Health Indicators in China" (2016). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/667