Date of Award
1-1-2016
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Sociology
Content Description
1 online resource (ii, 167 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Scott J South
Committee Members
Zai Liang, Tse-Chuan Yang
Keywords
Neighborhoods, Education, Children, City children, Rural children
Subject Categories
Sociology
Abstract
In recent years, Chinese society witnesses increasing spatial concentration of poverty and affluence and growing residential segregation by social class, migration status and housing tenure. This dissertation examines whether neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) matters for children’s education and health in urban and rural China. It tests five mechanisms through which neighborhood SES affects children’s outcomes and examines whether the effects of neighborhood SES vary by child’s gender, family income, and parental involvement. Data for this research come from the baseline interview of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), which was collected in 2010. Multilevel linear and logistic regression models are estimated to predict children’s verbal and math test scores, self-rated health, height for age, and depression.
Recommended Citation
Lei, Lei, "Do neighborhoods matter in China? : pathways and heterogeneous effects of residential contexts on children's education and health" (2016). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1655.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1655