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Commuting time and sickness absence in China: Rural/urban variations and Hukou impacts
文献类型：期刊
通讯作者：Wang, ZH (reprint author), Jinan Univ, Sch Publ Adm, 601 West Huangpu Blvd, Guangzhou 510632, Peoples R China.
期刊名称：ECONOMIC AND LABOUR RELATIONS REVIEW
年：2020
卷：31
期：1,SI
页码：76-95
ISSN：1035-3046
关键词：Commuting; Hukou; public health; rural disadvantage; sickness absence; zero-inflated negative binomial model
摘要：This article addresses three main issues: the relationship between commute time and sickness absence, the heterogeneity of the commuting-absenteeism effect between rural migrants and urban citizens, and the effect of China's Hukou system on the commuting-absenteeism effect. It applies a unique set of employer-employee matched data in China and a zero-inflated negative binomial model. We find clear evidence that a longer commuting time contributes to an increase in sickness absence. The heterogen ...More
This article addresses three main issues: the relationship between commute time and sickness absence, the heterogeneity of the commuting-absenteeism effect between rural migrants and urban citizens, and the effect of China's Hukou system on the commuting-absenteeism effect. It applies a unique set of employer-employee matched data in China and a zero-inflated negative binomial model. We find clear evidence that a longer commuting time contributes to an increase in sickness absence. The heterogeneity of the commuting-absenteeism effect can also be confirmed: longer commuting leads to higher absence rates for urban citizens but not for rural migrants. Furthermore, we explore the effect of commuting on a set of health-related outcomes. The estimations demonstrate that commuting time has a significant impact on health-related outcomes for both migrants and urban citizens, but unequal access to housing provision and to social health insurance in the Hukou system may mean that rural migrants resort to more informal medical services and thus lack access to the official sickness certificate required to seek legal sickness absence. We recommend accelerated reform of the Hukou system to encourage rural workers to seek appropriate and timely medical services, thereby reducing public health risks. JEL Codes: I12, I14, J83, N35, N75 ...Hide

DOI：10.1177/1035304619899770
百度学术：Commuting time and sickness absence in China: Rural/urban variations and Hukou impacts
语言：外文
基金：National Social Science Fund of China [17BJY044, 18ZDA081]
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