Party membership and self-assessed health: Evidence from the Communist Party of China

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101631

Pengfei Zhang , Jinghua Gao

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Abstract

Background

In some countries, party membership is often associated with returns. We studied the relationship between party membership and self-assessed health.

Methods

Data were obtained from the 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (N = 11,641). Self-assessed health was defined as the personal evaluation of physical and psychological well-being. Logistic regression was used to explore relevant associations.

Results

Members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were more likely than non-CPC respondents to register self-assessments of relatively healthy physical (beta = 0.319, SE = 0.098, P < 0.01, CI: 0.127–0.512) and psychological (beta = 0.257, SE = 0.072, P < 0.01, CI: 0.115–0.399) conditions.

Conclusions

Previous studies have overlooked the health-related rewards of CPC membership. Reforms to China's public health system can be smoothly implemented probably because of the health benefits accrued to party members.

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党员身份与自我健康评估：来自中国共产党的证据

背景在一些国家，党员身份往往与回报相关。我们研究了党员身份与自我健康评估之间的关系。方法数据来自2017年中国社会综合调查（N = 11,641）。自我健康评估被定义为个人对身体和心理健康的评价。结果中国共产党党员比非中共党员受访者更有可能自我评估身体相对健康（beta = 0.319, SE = 0.098, P < 0.01, CI: 0.127-0.512) 和心理 (beta = 0.257, SE = 0.072, P < 0.01, CI: 0.115-0.399) 状况。中国公共卫生体系改革之所以能够顺利实施，可能与党员的健康收益有关。

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Ssm-Population Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

2.10%

发文量

298

审稿时长

101 days

期刊介绍： SSM - Population Health. The new online only, open access, peer reviewed journal in all areas relating Social Science research to population health. SSM - Population Health shares the same Editors-in Chief and general approach to manuscripts as its sister journal, Social Science & Medicine. The journal takes a broad approach to the field especially welcoming interdisciplinary papers from across the Social Sciences and allied areas. SSM - Population Health offers an alternative outlet for work which might not be considered, or is classed as ''out of scope'' elsewhere, and prioritizes fast peer review and publication to the benefit of authors and readers. The journal welcomes all types of paper from traditional primary research articles, replication studies, short communications, methodological studies, instrument validation, opinion pieces, literature reviews, etc. SSM - Population Health also offers the opportunity to publish special issues or sections to reflect current interest and research in topical or developing areas. The journal fully supports authors wanting to present their research in an innovative fashion though the use of multimedia formats.