Research on the Effects of Receiving Higher Education on Health

doi:10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2024.07.006

Abstract

Abstract:

For a long time, while academic inquiries on the returns of higher education have focused on the monetary return, insufficient attention has been paid to the non-monetary returns of health. Based on the survey data of China Family Panel Studies 2018, this article analyzes the effects of higher education on health, and explores the heterogeneity of health returns between sub-baccalaureate education and undergraduate education and above. It finds that receiving higher education has positive and critical impacts on self-rated health, cognition, reducing overweight, and mental health. Individuals can acquire positive health returns whether they receive sub-baccalaureate education or undergraduate education and above. Compared with sub-baccalaureate education, receiving higher education at the undergraduate level and above has greater positive effects on cognition enhancement.

Key words: higher education, health, returns of higher education, non-monetary returns

Lingyu Liu, Yifan Huang, Kai Jiang. Research on the Effects of Receiving Higher Education on Health[J]. Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences), 2024, 42(7): 66-76.

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变量名		变量解释
因变量	自评健康	分类变量（1=健康；0=不健康）
	超重状况	分类变量（BMI=体重kg /身高的平方m²；0=BMI≤23.9，未超重；1=BMI>24，出现超重）
	抑郁水平	连续变量
	认知水平	标准化连续变量，包括字词测试和数学测试
自变量	个人是否接受高等教育	分类变量（1=接受高等教育；0=未接受高等教育）
控制变量	性别	分类变量（1=男性；0=女性）
	当前居住地	分类变量（1=居住在农村；0=居住在城镇）
	12岁时户口类型	分类变量（1=农业户口；0=非农业户口）
	年龄	连续变量
	民族	分类变量（1=少数民族；0=汉族；）
	出生体重	连续变量
	是否有伴侣	分类变量（1=有伴侣；0=无伴侣）
	兄弟姐妹数	连续变量
	兄弟姐妹中男孩比例	连续变量
	父亲受教育程度	分类变量（1=文盲或半文盲；2=小学；3=初中；4=高中/中专/技校/职高及以上）
	12岁时户口所在地	分类变量
	当前居住省份	分类变量

变量名称	自评健康	超重状况	认知水平	抑郁水平
接受高等教育	1.340***	0.861*	0.746***	?0.414***
	(0.137)	(0.066)	(0.028)	(0.122)
男性	1.154	2.884***	?0.003	?0.343*
	(0.166)	(0.326)	(0.044)	(0.175)
当前居住在农村	0.971	0.922	?0.287***	0.102
	(0.078)	(0.061)	(0.027)	(0.110)
少数民族	1.368**	0.924	?0.548***	?0.284
	(0.196)	(0.109)	(0.054)	(0.195)
有伴侣	1.075	1.404***	0.055	?1.017***
	(0.122)	(0.124)	(0.037)	(0.158)
年龄	0.948***	1.023***	?0.016***	0.024***
	(0.006)	(0.005)	(0.002)	(0.009)
出生体重	1.136***	1.164***	0.046***	?0.168
	(0.039)	(0.032)	(0.012)	(0.140)
兄弟姐妹数	1.038	0.875***	0.036***	?0.007
	(0.038)	(0.027)	(0.013)	(0.050)
兄弟姐妹中男孩比例	1.073	0.663***	0.087	?0.302
	(0.193)	(0.095)	(0.058)	(0.234)
父亲受教育程度
小学	1.151	1.072	0.261***	?0.168
	(0.109)	(0.087)	(0.035)	(0.140)
初中	1.241**	0.986	0.363***	?0.192
	(0.129)	(0.084)	(0.036)	(0.146)
高中及以上	0.935	1.059	0.390***	?0.165
	(0.110)	(0.104)	(0.039)	(0.158)
当前居住省份	控制	控制	控制	控制
常数项	16.990***	0.085***	0.011	14.184***
	(9.449)	(0.034)	(0.218)	(0.646)
样本量	5420	5420	3902	5380

变量	匹配方法	控制组/处理组	ATT	标准误	T值
自评健康	K近邻匹配	4102/1486	0.036	0.016	2.21**
	半径匹配	4102/1486	0.040	0.015	2.65***
	核匹配	4102/1486	0.040	0.015	2.66***
超重状况	K近邻匹配	4102/1486	?0.081	0.022	?3.8***
	半径匹配	4102/1486	?0.080	0.019	?4.11***
	核匹配	4102/1486	?0.080	0.020	?4.12***
认知水平	K近邻匹配	2828/866	0.776	0.037	21.05***
	半径匹配	2828/866	0.763	0.035	21.76***
	核匹配	2828/866	0.763	0.035	21.73***
抑郁水平	K近邻匹配	3962/1454	?0.445	0.158	?2.82***
	半径匹配	3962/1454	?0.460	0.146	?3.15***
	核匹配	3962/1454	?0.462	0.146	?3.15***

变量	匹配方法	控制组/处理组	ATT	标准误	T值
自评健康	半径匹配	4142/730	0.036	0.016	2.25**
	核匹配	4142/730	0.036	0.016	2.19**
	马氏匹配	4142/730	0.047	0.019	2.51**
超重状况	半径匹配	4142/730	?0.077	0.021	?3.61***
	核匹配	4142/730	?0.078	0.215	?3.61***
	马氏匹配	4142/730	?0.084	0.024	?3.52***
认知水平	半径匹配	3021/454	0.608	0.036	16.88***
	核匹配	3021/454	0.604	0.036	16.72***
	马氏匹配	3021/454	0.574	0.357	16.08***
抑郁水平	半径匹配	4003/710	?0.358	0.156	?2.29**
	核匹配	4003/710	?0.355	0.156	?2.28**
	马氏匹配	4003/710	?0.309	0.190	?1.63

变量	匹配方法	控制组/处理组	ATT	标准差	T值
自评健康	K近邻匹配	3281/624	0.090	0.031	2.87***
	半径匹配	3281/624	0.065	0.022	2.93***
	核匹配	3281/624	0.064	0.022	2.88***
超重状况	K近邻匹配	3281/624	?0.079	0.039	?2.02**
	半径匹配	3281/624	?0.070	0.029	?2.43**
	核匹配	3281/624	?0.070	0.029	?2.41**
认知水平	K近邻匹配	3222/617	0.920	0.062	14.81***
	半径匹配	3222/617	0.933	0.048	19.38***
	核匹配	3222/617	0.929	0.048	19.28***
抑郁水平	K近邻匹配	2495/361	?0.646	0.297	?2.18**
	半径匹配	2495/361	?0.634	0.212	?3.00***
	核匹配	2495/361	?0.642	0.212	?3.03***