Felt-Suffering and Its Social Variations in China

The Hope of the Country with a Large Population: Theories and Practices of China's Population Transformation

“…drawn from the China General Social Surveys between 2005 and 2010 shows that self-reported health has worsened among the disadvantaged, including women, elders, and rural residents, as economic inequality increased (Bian and Shen 2015). While mortality due to malnutrition and/or poor medical conditions has decreased significantly since the socioeconomic reforms, mortality due to heart diseases, cancer, and other pollution-related diseases has increased drastically.…”