The Rural Minimum Living Standard Guarantee(Rural Dibao)is an important unconditional cash transfer program to alleviate poverty in rural China.Despite the importance of children’s nutrition in breaking poverty cycle...The Rural Minimum Living Standard Guarantee(Rural Dibao)is an important unconditional cash transfer program to alleviate poverty in rural China.Despite the importance of children’s nutrition in breaking poverty cycles,little is known about the impact of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes.Using China Family Panel Studies(CFPS),this paper examines the effects of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes and investigates potential pathways and heterogeneous effects.We exploit propensity score matching and difference-in-differences techniques to evaluate the effects of the Rural Dibao program on child nutrition outcomes.Our results suggest that Rural Dibao significantly impacts the nutrition outcomes of children up to 15 years of age.Specifically,our results suggest that Rural Dibao improves child height-to-age z-scores by 1.05 standard deviations and lowers the probability of stunting by 11.9 percentage points.Additional analyses suggest that increased protein intake is the main pathway through which Rural Dibao participation contributes to better nutrition outcomes.We also find that the effect of the program is more pronounced among girls,children who are non-left-behind or live with highly educated mothers,and those from low-income families and poor areas.Our findings suggest that Rural Dibao participation helps improve child nutrition outcomes through improving diet quality.展开更多
I select 32 samples concerning per capita living consumption of rural residents in Sichuan Province during the period 1978-2009. First, using Markov prediction method, the growth rate of living consumption level in th...I select 32 samples concerning per capita living consumption of rural residents in Sichuan Province during the period 1978-2009. First, using Markov prediction method, the growth rate of living consumption level in the future is predicted to largely range from 10% to 20%. Then, in order to improve the prediction accuracy, time variable t is added into the traditional ARMA model for modeling and prediction. The prediction results show that the average relative error rate is 1.56%, and the absolute value of relative error during the period 2006-2009 is less than 0.5%. Finally, I compare the prediction results during the period 2010-2012 by Markov prediction method and ARMA model, respectively, indicating that the two are consistent in terms of growth rate of living consumption, and the prediction results are reliable. The results show that under the similar policies, rural residents' consumer demand in Sichuan Province will continue to grow in the short term, so it is necessary to further expand the consumer market.展开更多
The construction of rural residents＇ living style is the fundamental significance of building the new socialist countryside. With the deep development of the urban and rural, rural residents＇ living style has change...The construction of rural residents＇ living style is the fundamental significance of building the new socialist countryside. With the deep development of the urban and rural, rural residents＇ living style has changed profoundly on the labour, consumption, entertainment, marriage and family, etc., and the differences of living style between the urban and rural are becoming smaller and smaller. Therefore, this paper suggested to promote the rural residents to build the scientific, cultural and healthy modern life style, and put forward the rational development thoughts.展开更多
Background:Little is known about potential urban-rural differences in adverse pregnancy outcomes.The purpose of this study is to look into the urban-rural differences in the trend of adverse maternal and neonatal outc...Background:Little is known about potential urban-rural differences in adverse pregnancy outcomes.The purpose of this study is to look into the urban-rural differences in the trend of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.Methods:We retrospectively assessed the pregnancy outcome of singleton pregnant mothers who gave birth at a tertiary hospital in Bandar Abbas,Iran,between January 1st,2020,and January 1st,2022.Mothers were divided into two groups based on living residency:1)urban groupand 2)rural group.Demographic factors,obstetrical factors,maternal comorbidities,and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomeswere extracted from the electronic data of each mother.The Chi-square testwas used to compare differences between the groups for categorical variables.Logistic regression models were used to assess the association of adverse pregnancy,childbirth,and neonatal outcome with living residency.Results:Of 8888 mothers that gave birth during the study period,2989(33.6%)lived in rural areas.Adolescent pregnancy was more common in the rural area.Urban mothers had a higher education than rural mothers.Rural mothers were at higher risk for preterm birth aOR 1.81(CI:1.24-2.99),post-term pregnancy aOR 1.5(CI:1.07-2.78),anemia aOR 2.02(CI:1.07-2.34),low birth weight(LBW)aOR 1.89(CI:1.56-2.11),need for neonatal resuscitation aOR 2.66(CI:1.78-3.14),and neonatal intensive care unit(NICU)admission aOR 1.98(CI:1.34-2.79).On the other hand,the risk of cesarean section was significantly lower compared to urban mothers aOR 0.58(CI:0.34-0.99).Conclusions:Our study discovered that mothers living in rural areas had a higher risk of developing anemia,preterm birth,post-term pregnancies,LBW,need for neonatal resuscitation,and NICU admission,but a lower risk of cesarean section.展开更多
基金The authors are grateful for support from the National Social Science Fund of China(21AJL015).
文摘The Rural Minimum Living Standard Guarantee(Rural Dibao)is an important unconditional cash transfer program to alleviate poverty in rural China.Despite the importance of children’s nutrition in breaking poverty cycles,little is known about the impact of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes.Using China Family Panel Studies(CFPS),this paper examines the effects of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes and investigates potential pathways and heterogeneous effects.We exploit propensity score matching and difference-in-differences techniques to evaluate the effects of the Rural Dibao program on child nutrition outcomes.Our results suggest that Rural Dibao significantly impacts the nutrition outcomes of children up to 15 years of age.Specifically,our results suggest that Rural Dibao improves child height-to-age z-scores by 1.05 standard deviations and lowers the probability of stunting by 11.9 percentage points.Additional analyses suggest that increased protein intake is the main pathway through which Rural Dibao participation contributes to better nutrition outcomes.We also find that the effect of the program is more pronounced among girls,children who are non-left-behind or live with highly educated mothers,and those from low-income families and poor areas.Our findings suggest that Rural Dibao participation helps improve child nutrition outcomes through improving diet quality.
文摘I select 32 samples concerning per capita living consumption of rural residents in Sichuan Province during the period 1978-2009. First, using Markov prediction method, the growth rate of living consumption level in the future is predicted to largely range from 10% to 20%. Then, in order to improve the prediction accuracy, time variable t is added into the traditional ARMA model for modeling and prediction. The prediction results show that the average relative error rate is 1.56%, and the absolute value of relative error during the period 2006-2009 is less than 0.5%. Finally, I compare the prediction results during the period 2010-2012 by Markov prediction method and ARMA model, respectively, indicating that the two are consistent in terms of growth rate of living consumption, and the prediction results are reliable. The results show that under the similar policies, rural residents' consumer demand in Sichuan Province will continue to grow in the short term, so it is necessary to further expand the consumer market.
基金Supported by Harbin Experts and Advisors Council Project (2008)
文摘The construction of rural residents＇ living style is the fundamental significance of building the new socialist countryside. With the deep development of the urban and rural, rural residents＇ living style has changed profoundly on the labour, consumption, entertainment, marriage and family, etc., and the differences of living style between the urban and rural are becoming smaller and smaller. Therefore, this paper suggested to promote the rural residents to build the scientific, cultural and healthy modern life style, and put forward the rational development thoughts.
基金The Ethics and Research Committee of the Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences approved the study(number:HUMS.REC.1401.115).
文摘Background:Little is known about potential urban-rural differences in adverse pregnancy outcomes.The purpose of this study is to look into the urban-rural differences in the trend of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.Methods:We retrospectively assessed the pregnancy outcome of singleton pregnant mothers who gave birth at a tertiary hospital in Bandar Abbas,Iran,between January 1st,2020,and January 1st,2022.Mothers were divided into two groups based on living residency:1)urban groupand 2)rural group.Demographic factors,obstetrical factors,maternal comorbidities,and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomeswere extracted from the electronic data of each mother.The Chi-square testwas used to compare differences between the groups for categorical variables.Logistic regression models were used to assess the association of adverse pregnancy,childbirth,and neonatal outcome with living residency.Results:Of 8888 mothers that gave birth during the study period,2989(33.6%)lived in rural areas.Adolescent pregnancy was more common in the rural area.Urban mothers had a higher education than rural mothers.Rural mothers were at higher risk for preterm birth aOR 1.81(CI:1.24-2.99),post-term pregnancy aOR 1.5(CI:1.07-2.78),anemia aOR 2.02(CI:1.07-2.34),low birth weight(LBW)aOR 1.89(CI:1.56-2.11),need for neonatal resuscitation aOR 2.66(CI:1.78-3.14),and neonatal intensive care unit(NICU)admission aOR 1.98(CI:1.34-2.79).On the other hand,the risk of cesarean section was significantly lower compared to urban mothers aOR 0.58(CI:0.34-0.99).Conclusions:Our study discovered that mothers living in rural areas had a higher risk of developing anemia,preterm birth,post-term pregnancies,LBW,need for neonatal resuscitation,and NICU admission,but a lower risk of cesarean section.
