The Effect of Commuting Time on Quality of Life: Evidence from China

This study examines the effect of commuting time on quality of life. We find that the longer the commute time workers use, the lower satisfaction with work and life they have; the long commute also causes health damage, affecting physical health and causing inactivity. However, better public transpo...

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Autores principales: Han, Libin, Peng, Chong, Xu, Zhenyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36612893
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010573
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description This study examines the effect of commuting time on quality of life. We find that the longer the commute time workers use, the lower satisfaction with work and life they have; the long commute also causes health damage, affecting physical health and causing inactivity. However, better public transportation infrastructure can decrease commuting time, especially the construction of subways.
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spelling pubmed-98193632023-01-07 The Effect of Commuting Time on Quality of Life: Evidence from China Han, Libin Peng, Chong Xu, Zhenyu Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study examines the effect of commuting time on quality of life. We find that the longer the commute time workers use, the lower satisfaction with work and life they have; the long commute also causes health damage, affecting physical health and causing inactivity. However, better public transportation infrastructure can decrease commuting time, especially the construction of subways. MDPI 2022-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9819363/ /pubmed/36612893 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010573 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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