Yang XiFeng, Qi Meihui
School of International Education, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchan, Jiangxi Province, China.
School of Economics and Management, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 20;25(1):223. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21371-w.
People's health is an important foundation for national development.
This study uses data from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) to empirically test the impact of residents' Internet use and family economic status on self-rated health.
The empirical research results show that, first, residents' Internet use and family economic status significantly promote their self-rated health. Second, a gender difference exists in how Internet use and family economic status affect residents' self-rated health. Third, after introducing the interaction term between residents' Internet use and family economic status, it is found that family economic status negatively regulates the promotion of Internet use on residents' self-rated health, suggesting a substitution effect between these two factors. Finally, the heterogeneity test finds that the effects of Internet use and family economic status vary by region, registered residence, and age group.
This study suggests that the government can further improve Internet penetration, create a good Internet access environment, strengthen skills training, and enhance Internet content construction. These measures can amplify the positive effects of Internet use and family economic status on residents' self-rated health.
人民健康是国家发展的重要基础。
本研究使用2021年中国综合社会调查(CGSS)的数据,实证检验居民互联网使用和家庭经济状况对自评健康的影响。
实证研究结果表明,第一,居民互联网使用和家庭经济状况显著促进其自评健康。第二,互联网使用和家庭经济状况对居民自评健康的影响存在性别差异。第三,在引入居民互联网使用与家庭经济状况的交互项后,发现家庭经济状况对互联网使用促进居民自评健康具有负向调节作用,表明这两个因素之间存在替代效应。最后,异质性检验发现,互联网使用和家庭经济状况的影响因地区、户籍和年龄组而异。
本研究表明,政府可以进一步提高互联网普及率,营造良好的互联网接入环境,加强技能培训,加强互联网内容建设。这些措施可以放大互联网使用和家庭经济状况对居民自评健康的积极影响。