Does Individuals' Perception of Wastewater Pollution Decrease Their Self-Rated Health? Evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study used original survey data to quantitatively investigate the associations between individuals' perception of locally present wastewater pollution and their self-rated health.

Methods

This research used the data from large-scale surveys covering all the 31 provinces and equivalent administrative units in mainland China and interviewed 6112 participants. The ordered logit method was employed to estimate the models.

Results

The results indicated that individuals' perceptions of local industrial and domestic wastewater pollution significantly decrease their self-rated health. If industrial wastewater pollution was reported, the possibility of the observers indicating lower levels of self-rated current health, comparing to the past year, and comparing

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9223579 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature