The effect of basic public health service equalization on settlement intention of migrant workers in China: the mediating effect model based on subjective feelings
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Equalizing public health services in China significantly boosts migrant workers' settlement intentions. This policy particularly benefits low-income individuals and the new generation, enhancing their integration and identity.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Urban Studies
Background
- China's 14th Five-Year Plan prioritizes rural-to-urban migration and equitable public services for new urbanization.
- Migrant worker settlement intention is key to their citizenship development.
- Equal access to basic public health services is fundamental for migrant well-being.
Purpose Of The Study
- To assess the impact of basic public health service equalization on migrant workers' settlement intentions in China.
- To explore the underlying mechanisms influencing this relationship.
Main Methods
- Utilized data from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS).
- Employed Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to evaluate policy impact.
- Applied Mediation Effect Model to uncover impact mechanisms.
Main Results
- Basic public health service equalization significantly increases migrant settlement intention.
- The policy's positive effect is more pronounced for low-income, cross-provincial, and new-generation migrants.
- Mediation analysis shows policy enhances subjective integration and identity, boosting settlement intention.
Conclusions
- Strengthen promotion and expand health record coverage of the equalization policy.
- Policy improvements can further enhance migrant workers' settlement intentions.
- Supports equitable public services for successful new urbanization.
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