Li Liqing, Ding Haifeng
School of Public Administration and Law, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410100, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 25;19(3):1322. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031322.
Given the increasing use of the Internet in China, the relationship between Internet use and population health has been receiving increased academic attention. However, the current literature has not yet reached a unified conclusion; thus, further research is very necessary. This study used the 2018 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data to explore the relationship between Internet use and the health of the population and to evaluate the possible heterogeneity of the association between different groups and the mediation path. This study revealed that Internet use has a positive association with the subjective health of the population. The results of the heterogeneity analysis revealed that Internet use is more significantly associated with the health of non-agricultural workers and those with higher education levels than that of agricultural workers and those with lower education levels. Further analysis revealed that health behavior is an important mediator between Internet use and population health. These results remain robust even after using propensity score matching (PSM) to eliminate sample selection bias.
鉴于互联网在中国的使用日益增加，互联网使用与人口健康之间的关系受到了越来越多的学术关注。然而，目前的文献尚未达成统一结论；因此，进一步的研究非常必要。本研究使用2018年中国家庭追踪调查（CFPS）数据，探讨互联网使用与人口健康之间的关系，并评估不同群体之间关联的可能异质性以及中介路径。本研究表明，互联网使用与人口的主观健康呈正相关。异质性分析结果显示，与农业工人和低学历者相比，互联网使用与非农业工人和高学历者的健康关联更为显著。进一步分析表明，健康行为是互联网使用与人口健康之间的重要中介。即使在使用倾向得分匹配（PSM）消除样本选择偏差后，这些结果仍然稳健。
