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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

The impact of individual health on relative poverty: evidence from China.

Ying Liu, Gongjing Gao, Yating Sun

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ying LiuSchool of Sociology and Political Science, Anhui University, Hefei, China.
Gongjing GaoSchool of Political Science and Law, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.
Yating SunSchool of Political Science and Law, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.

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Abstract

Background: Following China's historic achievement in eradicating absolute poverty, the focus of anti-poverty policies has shifted to alleviating relative poverty, with health status playing a pivotal role in sustainable poverty reduction. Methods: Based on the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS 2021), we employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the relationship between individual health and relative poverty. Results: The analyses showed a significant negative correlation between individual health and relative poverty. This effect occurs in two ways: by increasing employment participation and by reducing the burden of health care expenditures. It is worth noting that health-induced income loss has a greater impact on relative poverty than direct medical costs. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that health plays a dual role in poverty governance: enhancing human capital while mitigating economic risks. This provides empirical evidence for alleviating relative poverty and advancing common prosperity through improving individual health outcomes.

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Health StatusPovertyAdultChinaEmploymentFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnairesemployment statushuman capitalindividual healthmedical expendituresrelative poverty

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