Northeast Asian Research Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Department of Regional Economics, School of Northeast Asian, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 8;19(12):7015. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127015.
Noise pollution is a leading cause of decreasing well-being of residents in both developed and developing countries. Improving residents' well-being measured by life satisfaction is a key goal of government policy. Individuals with high life satisfaction usually have positive emotions, life orientation, and codes of conduct, which are positive and beneficial for individuals, families, and society as a whole. In order to supplement relevant research and provide policy suggestions for individuals, government, and societies, this study explores the relationship between noise pollution and the life satisfaction of Chinese residents. Based on data from 4869 observations from the Chinese Social Survey in 2019, the effect of noise pollution on life satisfaction is estimated by using ordinary least squares and propensity score matching methods. The results show that noise pollution has a significant negative effect on Chinese life satisfaction. Moreover, the effect is heterogeneous depending on individuals' education levels and ages. Finally, residents' living environment satisfaction is shown to be the potential mechanism by which noise pollution affects life satisfaction.
噪声污染是导致发达国家和发展中国家居民幸福感下降的主要原因之一。提高居民的幸福感（以生活满意度来衡量）是政府政策的一个关键目标。生活满意度高的人通常具有积极的情绪、生活取向和行为准则，这些对个人、家庭和整个社会都是积极有益的。为了补充相关研究，并为个人、政府和社会提供政策建议，本研究探讨了噪声污染与中国居民生活满意度之间的关系。本研究基于 2019 年中国社会调查的 4869 个观测值，使用普通最小二乘法和倾向得分匹配方法来估计噪声污染对生活满意度的影响。结果表明，噪声污染对中国居民的生活满意度有显著的负面影响。此外，这种影响因个人的受教育程度和年龄而异。最后，居民的生活环境满意度被证明是噪声污染影响生活满意度的潜在机制。
