Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Health Risk Reductions of Pesticide Use in China: A Contingent Valuation Study

Wang, Wenyu; Jia, Jianjun; He, Rui; Gong, Haozhou; Tian, Yuhong

doi:10.3390/ijerph15040625

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“…The effect of income on the health risk appraisal model-whether affected by psychology, illness, or death-was positive and significant, suggesting that the income variable plays a major role in explaining the model assumptions. This result is consistent with the empirical findings of Wang et al [60] and with the hypothesis that the demand for health benefits should increase with income, as proposed by Freeman [61] in his environmental economics theory. Therefore, this study estimated that high-income earners would be more willing to pay to lower health risks.…”

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Measuring Consumer Willingness to Pay to Reduce Health Risks of Contracting Dengue Fever

Lin

Huang

Liao

et al. 2020

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Located in the subtropics, Taiwan is one of the major epidemic areas for dengue fever, with severe epidemics occurring in recent years. Dengue fever has become a serious health threat to Taiwan’s residents and a potentially serious economic cost to society. This study recruited 730 random participants and adopted the contingent valuation method to understand the factors influencing the populace’s willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce the health risk of dengue fever. The results show that high-income women with children and people with higher preventive perceptions and behavior are more willing to invest in preventive measures against dengue fever. In the evaluation of WTP for preventive treatment for health risks, each person was willing to pay on average NT$751 annually to lower psychological health risks, NT$793 annually to lower the risk of illness, and NT$1086 annually to lower the risk of death.

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Section: Socioeconomic Background Factorssupporting

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Measuring Consumer Willingness to Pay to Reduce Health Risks of Contracting Dengue Fever

Lin

Huang

Liao

et al. 2020

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“…An investigation of farmers' valuations for health risk changes associated with pesticide use in Anqiu County, China revealed that the farmers' socioeconomic factors (including social trust, social reciprocity, and social networks) and attitudinal factors (such as income, education, household size, and risk perceptions) significantly affected the WTP behaviors of farmers . The findings in these studies can provide useful insights for designing effective policies to address health problems related to pesticide use in developing regions.…”

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Status of public–private partnership recognition and willingness to pay for private health care in China

Yongfei

Zhang

2019

Health Planning & Management

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Summary Objectives The Chinese government has been increasingly engaging and interacting with the private sectors to initiate public–private partnerships (PPPs) to enhance the capacity of the health care system. Thus, the availability of private health services and copays are increasing. However, Chinese residents appear to be more accustomed to public health care because it has long been the dominant health service provider in China. Therefore, learning how the Chinese recognize PPPs, whether they would like to use private health services and how much they are willing to pay out of pocket are important for policymakers. Methods A bibliographical search was performed through PubMed in Medline, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure and key government websites using a combination of keywords from seminal papers on PPPs and then sequentially added “willingness to pay (WTP), health, and private.” The papers selected were closely related to PPPs and WTP for health care in China, and then, over 100 peer‐reviewed literature, opinion, or commentary papers and postgraduate theses on the particular topics were carefully reviewed. Results Out of 139 papers closely related to WTP for private health care, 37 were extensively reviewed and substantially analyzed. The results corroborate that Chinese residents are generally willing to pay for high‐risk disease screening, improved therapies, and health insurance, although the WTP intentions and the amounts they are willing to pay are different among distinct populations for the various types of health services. The results also present conditions that the responders are not explicitly willing to pay for or are willing to pay additional fees for their health promotion. Education level, family per capita income, self‐reported health status, and dwelling districts (such as urban or rural residents) are the main factors that affect cost‐sharing intention. Conclusions PPPs are increasingly recognized as an effective means to mobilize resources in the private sector to relieve the pressure/burden placed on the public system during medical reform in China. Responders in China are generally willing to pay reasonable fees out of pocket for primary health care services or for improved therapies; however, cost‐sharing intentions are affected by multiple factors. Health‐related policymakers should learn the general health concerns/demands of the residents and their WTP status to perfect the design of PPPs for the benefit of the majority population in China.

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“…Farmers who believe that climate change has health effects were more willing to use adaptation measures, such as buying agricultural insurance or seeking agricultural credits. Earlier evidence also suggests farmers perceiving major risks have a higher willingness to pay to reduce health risks (Khan and Damalas 2015;Wang et al 2018 farmers who believe that climate change affects their agricultural production were more likely to diversify their livelihoods. This is understandable.…”

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Farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation behavior in Wushen Banner, China

Zhang

Jia

Kuang

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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A better understanding of farmers' perceptions of and responses to climate change is important for decision-makers to design more effective adaptation policies. This study investigates farmers' perceptions of climate change, actual adaption responses at the farm level, and factors influencing farmers' decisions on climate change adaptation in Wushen Banner, China. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 220 farmers with a random sampling technique. We found that farmers were generally concerned about climate change. Most farmers have adopted adaption measures to address the adverse effects of climate change. Adjusting farming behavior and using financial means were the main adaptation measures used by local farmers. The results revealed that the implementation of adaptation measures was constrained by the lack of technology, shortage of money, and poor infrastructure. The binary logistic regression results showed that farmers' socioeconomic characteristics, such as education, farming experience, and gender, had significant impacts on farmers' decisions to choose adaptation strategies. The regression results also indicated that farmers who believed climate change would affect their health were more willing to choose financial instruments, and farmers who believed climate change would affect their agricultural productions were likely to diversify their livelihoods. The findings provide some critical insights based on local perceptions of climate change and enhance our understanding of cognitive beliefs attached to adaptive responses.

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Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Health Risk Reductions of Pesticide Use in China: A Contingent Valuation Study

Cited by 34 publications

References 32 publications

Measuring Consumer Willingness to Pay to Reduce Health Risks of Contracting Dengue Fever

Measuring Consumer Willingness to Pay to Reduce Health Risks of Contracting Dengue Fever

Status of public–private partnership recognition and willingness to pay for private health care in China

Farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation behavior in Wushen Banner, China

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