我国城镇居民家庭教育负担研究

An Empirical Study of Household Educational Expenditure Burden in Urban China

家庭教育负担微观上影响居民生活,宏观上制约我国经济转型,是一个重要的研究议题。采用国家统计局在2007年对21个城市的城镇居民家庭入户教育调查数据,本文分析了家庭教育支出水平和负担的影响因素,获得以下实证结果:首先,低收入家庭的教育负担更重。其次,义务教育阶段的家庭教育负担要明显小于非义务教育阶段的家庭教育负担。此外,教育负担存在显著的地区差异。根据以上结论,本文提出了相应的政策建议。

The educational expenditure and its burden on the family is a very important topic. The overburden will lead to less consumption and savings by families, hence impede the transition of China from an investment-driven to consumption-driven economy. Using data from the Urban Household Education survey in 2007, our empirical study obtains the following findings, first, low-income families bear a greater burden due to educational expense. Second, the educational expenditure burden was heavier for families with a child in a kindergarten or high school which is not in the 9-year compulsory education. Third, the household educational expenditure burden varies by regions. Based on these find- ings, we propose policy suggestions.