Abstract

BackgroundIn some countries, party membership is often associated with returns. We studied the relationship between party membership and self-assessed health. MethodsData were obtained from the 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (N = 11,641). Self-assessed health was defined as the personal evaluation of physical and psychological well-being. Logistic regression was used to explore relevant associations. ResultsMembers of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were more likely than non-CPC respondents to register self-assessments of relatively healthy physical (beta = 0.319, SE = 0.098, P < 0.01, CI: 0.127–0.512) and psychological (beta = 0.257, SE = 0.072, P < 0.01, CI: 0.115–0.399) conditions. ConclusionsPrevious studies have overlooked the health-related rewards of CPC membership. Reforms to China's public health system can be smoothly implemented probably because of the health benefits accrued to party members.

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