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Relationship between education and well-being in China
1Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Room B5017, 551 11 Jönköping, Sweden.
Journal of Social and Economic Development
|September 21, 2022
Summary
Education positively impacts well-being, considering factors like identity and capability. Investing in education and female empowerment can reduce the gender gap in rural China, particularly concerning Confucian influences.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Economics
- Sociology
Background:
- Well-being is typically measured by income or health, with limited investigation into the education-well-being link.
- Comparing well-being across diverse individual characteristics, especially gender, is crucial.
- Existing research often overlooks the multidimensional nature of well-being and its relationship with education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the relationship between education and well-being using both subjective and objective measures.
- To compare subjective well-being with a multidimensional objective well-being index.
- To investigate how education influences well-being, considering various socio-cultural factors and gender differences in China.
Main Methods:
- Utilized unique data from the Chinese General Social Surveys (2012, 2013, 2015).
- Employed two well-being measures: self-assessed subjective well-being and a composite parametric objective well-being index.
- Conducted descriptive and regression analyses to compare well-being measures and identify influencing factors.
Main Results:
- The multidimensional well-being index provides different individual rankings compared to subjective well-being.
- Education demonstrates a positive influence on well-being, even after controlling for identity, capability, material status, marital status, and Confucianism.
- Significant differences in well-being rankings were observed across common individual characteristics.
Conclusions:
- The study broadens the measurement and analysis of well-being by incorporating a multidimensional objective index.
- Education is a key driver of well-being, with implications for policy.
- Targeted investments in education and female empowerment are recommended to reduce the gender gap in rural China, addressing Confucian influences.
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