College of P.E and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
PLoS One. 2022 Aug 30;17(8):e0270994. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270994. eCollection 2022.
Using data from China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and based on the Probit and Tobit models, this study investigates the impact of air pollution on residents' outdoor exercise behaviour from the microscopic level. Specifically, this study examined the effects of PM2.5 index changes on residents' decision to participate in outdoor exercise and the duration of outdoor exercise participation. The empirical results show that the increase of PM2.5 index has a significant inhibitory effect on residents' participation in outdoor exercise, and has passed the robustness test and endogeneity test. Further testing found that the inhibitory effect was significantly different between urban and rural areas, and in the central, north-eastern and western regions where economic development was relatively backward, the conclusion that air pollution inhibited residents' outdoor exercise behaviour still holds true. However, the level of air pollution had no significant effect on the outdoor exercise behaviour of residents in the eastern region. So, while air pollution discourages residents from participating in outdoor exercise, the results are more applicable to less economically developed areas.
利用中国家庭追踪调查(CFPS)的数据,基于 Probit 和 Tobit 模型,从微观层面研究了空气污染对居民户外锻炼行为的影响。具体来说,本研究考察了 PM2.5 指数变化对居民参与户外锻炼的决策以及户外锻炼参与时间的影响。实证结果表明,PM2.5 指数的增加对居民参与户外锻炼有显著的抑制作用,且通过了稳健性检验和内生性检验。进一步的检验发现,这种抑制作用在城乡之间存在显著差异,在经济发展相对落后的东北地区、中部地区和西部地区,空气污染抑制居民户外锻炼行为的结论仍然成立。然而,空气污染水平对东部地区居民的户外锻炼行为没有显著影响。因此,虽然空气污染阻碍了居民参与户外锻炼,但结果更适用于经济欠发达地区。