Peer-reviewed article
The Impact of Household Assets on Child Well-being: Evidence from China
Shaojie Qi, Hao Liu, Fengrui Hua, Xiangshu Deng, Zheng Zhou ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This study used 2016 China Family Panel Studies data on 2,583 children aged 10-15 and their families. It looked at whether the value of household assets (housing, cash deposits and durable goods) was linked to child well-being across five dimensions: health, education, economic well-being, subjective well-being and family relationships. Children in households with lower assets had lower overall well-being than children in households with higher assets. The links differed by type of asset, and between rural and urban areas and across eastern, central and western regions.
Key points
- The sample was 2,583 children aged 10-15 from the 2016 China Family Panel Studies survey.
- Child well-being was measured with 10 indicators in five dimensions: health, education, economic well-being, subjective well-being and family relationships.
- Children in households with relatively low assets had lower overall well-being than those in households with higher assets.
- Different types of household assets were linked to different aspects of child well-being.
- The relationship between assets and well-being differed and was unequal between rural and urban areas and among eastern, central and western regions.
Limitations
The data are cross-sectional and analysed with regression, so the abstract describes associations and cannot show that assets cause better child well-being. The abstract gives no effect sizes, and the findings are limited to children aged 10-15 in China.
Abstract
Abstract This study examined the impact of household assets on multiple dimensions of child well-being using data on 2,583 children aged 10–15 years and their families from the cross-sectional 2016 China Family Panel Studies survey. Household assets were measured as the value of housing assets, cash deposits and household durable goods. Child well-being was measured with 10 indicators in five dimensions: health, education, economic well-being, subjective well-being and family relationships. Multiple linear regression was applied to investigate whether household assets were predictive of child well-being. The results suggest that children living in households with relatively low levels of household assets have lower overall well-being than those living in families with higher levels of assets. The impacts of diverse household asset types on various aspects of children’s well-being are different. Additionally, the relationship between household assets and various dimensions of child well-being is different and unequal between rural and urban areas, as well as among the eastern, central, and western regions.