Xie Ruirui, Zhao Fei, Ding Lili, Dong Huiling, Wu Bingyi
Department of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
School of Management, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Front Public Health. 2025 Apr 15;13:1429457. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1429457. eCollection 2025.
This study measured the incidence of multidimensional poverty in childhood and decomposed the poverty index to explore the impact of multidimensional poverty in childhood on disability in middle-aged and older adult.
The A-F poverty double identification method was employed to assess children's multidimensional poverty, and in accordance with standard scientific research methods, its influence on the disability status of middle-aged and older adult was analyzed through Probit regression. Robustness testing was conducted using the propensity score matching method.
(1) Multidimensional poverty in childhood increased the probability of disability among middle-aged and older adult by about 4.2%. (2) Heterogeneous results indicated that childhood multidimensional poverty had differential urban-rural impacts on the disability status of middle-aged and older adult ( < 0.05). (3) Multidimensional poverty in childhood had long-term negative consequences for both men and women, with significant adherence ( < 0.05). In contrast, the negative impact on women's health status was greater.
Children's needs vary across generations. In times of extreme resource scarcity, childhood poverty is primarily related to a lack of material resources. Multidimensional poverty in childhood affects the health status of middle-aged and older adult mainly through deprivation of material resources.
本研究测量了儿童多维贫困的发生率，并对贫困指数进行分解，以探讨儿童多维贫困对中老年残疾的影响。
采用A - F贫困双重识别法评估儿童多维贫困情况，并按照标准科学研究方法，通过Probit回归分析其对中老年残疾状况的影响。使用倾向得分匹配法进行稳健性检验。
（1）儿童多维贫困使中老年残疾概率增加约4.2%。（2）异质性结果表明，儿童多维贫困对中老年残疾状况存在城乡差异影响（<0.05）。（3）儿童多维贫困对男性和女性都有长期负面影响，具有显著持续性（<0.05）。相比之下，对女性健康状况的负面影响更大。
不同代际儿童的需求存在差异。在资源极度匮乏时期，儿童贫困主要与物质资源匮乏有关。儿童多维贫困主要通过物质资源匮乏影响中老年的健康状况。
