TITLE:
Impact of the Number of Siblings on Income Levels—Based on CFPS Microdata
AUTHORS:
Ali Tong
KEYWORDS:
Number of Brothers and Sisters Income Level Personal Education Level Personal Health Status
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.12 No.4,
April
9,
2021
ABSTRACT: Based on the CFPS micro
database, the influence direction and degree of the number of brothers and
sisters on the income of the sample after adulthood were analyzed, and the
heterogeneity between urban and rural areas, between men and women, different
marital status and different birth years was analyzed. Studies have shown that
the effect of the number of brothers and sisters on the income level after
adulthood is significantly negative, that is, with the increase of the number
of brothers and sisters owned by individuals, the income level of individuals
after adulthood will decrease significantly, and the personal income level will
fall by about 1663 yuan per year. The effect of the number of siblings on
individual income level is significantly different between urban and rural
areas and between samples of different birth years, as follows: for each
additional sibling, the reduction of income level in urban areas is 972 yuan
more than that in rural areas; the reduction of income level born before the
implementation of the one child policy is 1067 yuan more than the after ones.
This paper does not find that the influence of the number of brothers and
sisters on personal income level is significantly different between men and
women and between different marital states. The effect of the number of
brothers and sisters on the level of personal income is that more brothers and
sisters occupy family resources, reduce the education level of individuals, and
disperse the care of parents, which makes the personal health condition worse.