我国城镇居民文化消费影响因素及其区域差异研究

A Study of the Influencing Factors and Regional Difference of Urban Residents' Cultural Consumption in China

运用东、中、西部地区2002-2012年省级面板数据,实证检验了收入、消费习惯、医疗支出和购房支出等因素对我国城镇居民文化消费的影响。研究结果表明:城镇居民文化消费的收入弹性随地区的发达程度依次递增;各地区城镇居民受消费习惯的影响差异较大;医疗支出对东、中部地区城镇居民文化消费的影响显著为负;西部地区购房支出与城镇居民文化消费之间存在显著的正相关关系,这可能与房价上升的财富效应有关。

This paper ,based on the provincial panel-data from 2002 to 2012 ,investigated the effects of income , spending habits , health-care costs and housing expenditure on cultural consumption of urban residents in China . T he results show the higher the level of regional development is , the larger the income elasticity of urban residents’ cultural consumption is ;T here are big regional differences in the influence of spending habits of urban residents ;The health-care costs have significantly negative impact on the cultural consumption of rural residents in East and central areas ;T here exists Housing Wealth Effect in West area , and housing expenditure rising can significantly increases cultural consumption of urban residents in these areas .