Sichuan Rural Development Research Center, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Western Rural Revitalization Research Center, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 26;19(15):9085. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159085.
The influence of informal employment on residents' happiness has gained wide attention around the world. However, few studies focus on this topic in China. Using the 2016 wave of the China Labor Force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) data, we examined the effect of informal employment and its mechanisms on residents' happiness in China. Our study shows there is a significant negative correlation between informal employment and residents' happiness in China. Moreover, the correlation between informal employment and residents' happiness is stronger for residents who are female, migrating, and with a rural household registration. In addition, we investigated possible mechanisms of the effect, including individual income, social respect, unemployment expectations, and social security, and found that informal employment reduces the happiness of residents by widening the gap in unemployment probability and social insurance level among residents.
非正规就业对居民幸福感的影响已引起全球广泛关注。然而,在中国,很少有研究关注这一主题。本文利用 2016 年中国劳动力动态调查(CLDS)的数据,考察了非正规就业及其机制对中国居民幸福感的影响。研究结果表明,非正规就业与中国居民幸福感之间存在显著的负相关关系。此外,对于女性、流动人口和农村户籍的居民来说,非正规就业与居民幸福感之间的相关性更强。此外,我们还考察了这种影响的可能机制,包括个人收入、社会尊重、失业预期和社会保障,结果发现,非正规就业通过扩大居民失业概率和社会保险水平的差距,降低了居民的幸福感。