The impact of digital technology on health inequality: evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the rapid development of digital technology, it is crucial to explore at the individual microlevel whether digital technology can reduce health inequality and discuss potential transmission mechanisms.

Methods

This study uses data from the 2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2020) and the ordinary least squares (OLS) method to estimate the impact of digital technology on health inequality. This work then discusses the potential transmission mechanisms through which digital technology influences health inequality. Finally, it analyses the heterogeneity effects of digital technology on health inequality across different groups.

Results

We find that digital technology has reduced both physical and mental health inequality. Strength

SUBMITTER: Zhen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature