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Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health?
This paper aims to study the gender inequality in the health impacts of energy poverty. Using the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2018 data, we examine the gender heterogeneous effects of energy poverty on residents' health. The empirical results indicate that energy poverty would increase...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9791220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36579064 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.986548 |
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author | Zhang, Ziyu Linghu, Yuting Meng, Xue Yi, Hong |
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description | This paper aims to study the gender inequality in the health impacts of energy poverty. Using the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2018 data, we examine the gender heterogeneous effects of energy poverty on residents' health. The empirical results indicate that energy poverty would increase the ratio of respiratory disease, hospitalization as well as the healthcare expenditure. The effects are moderated by housework time. Moreover, we explore the gender inequality of the health impacts and find that women's health is more severely impaired and the effect of gender inequality is heterogeneous between urban and rural areas. We further investigate the historical origins of intra-household division of labor and reveal that the root of gender inequality in the health effects of energy poverty is status inequality. The government should give the first priority to energy poverty alleviation through modern energy network construction. Providing the energy-deprived families with ventilation equipment and medical insurance should be considered as the next step. Finally, it is imperative to eradicate urban-rural dual structure and legislate to ensure gender equality in the whole society. |
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spelling | pubmed-97912202022-12-27 Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? Zhang, Ziyu Linghu, Yuting Meng, Xue Yi, Hong Front Public Health Public Health This paper aims to study the gender inequality in the health impacts of energy poverty. Using the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2018 data, we examine the gender heterogeneous effects of energy poverty on residents' health. The empirical results indicate that energy poverty would increase the ratio of respiratory disease, hospitalization as well as the healthcare expenditure. The effects are moderated by housework time. Moreover, we explore the gender inequality of the health impacts and find that women's health is more severely impaired and the effect of gender inequality is heterogeneous between urban and rural areas. We further investigate the historical origins of intra-household division of labor and reveal that the root of gender inequality in the health effects of energy poverty is status inequality. The government should give the first priority to energy poverty alleviation through modern energy network construction. Providing the energy-deprived families with ventilation equipment and medical insurance should be considered as the next step. Finally, it is imperative to eradicate urban-rural dual structure and legislate to ensure gender equality in the whole society. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9791220/ /pubmed/36579064 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.986548 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zhang, Linghu, Meng and Yi. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Zhang, Ziyu Linghu, Yuting Meng, Xue Yi, Hong Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? |
title | Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? |
title_full | Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? |
title_fullStr | Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? |
title_full_unstemmed | Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? |
title_short | Is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? |
title_sort | is there gender inequality in the impacts of energy poverty on health? |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9791220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36579064 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.986548 |
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