The air pollution effects on children’s health in Great Britain

Bu çalışma, hava kirliliği, çocukların sağlık durumu ve ebeveynlerin İngiltere'de hava kalitesini iyileştirmek için gönüllü olarak yaptıkları ödeme miktarı arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktadır. Tahminler, 2000-2010 dönemi boyunca Genel Yaşam Tarzı Araştırması'ndan alınan yatay-kesit verilerine dayanmaktadır. İncelenen iki ana hava kirleticisi zemin seviyesinde ozon (O3) ve azot oksitlerdir (NOX). Bulgular, belli varsayımlar altında türetilmiş örneklemlerin kullanımı ile elde edilen regresyon tahminlerine ve gönüllü olarak yapılacak ortalama marjinal ödeme miktarına dayanmaktadır. Sonuçlar, O3 ve NOX için gönüllü olunan yıllık ortalama ödeme miktarının, standart sapmadaki bir birimlik düşüş için £ 2,263- £ 3,108 ve £ 520- £ 1,121 arasında olduğunu göstermektedir. Sonuçlar ayrıca örneklem döneminde adres değişikliği yapmayanların hastanede planlı kalış maliyetinin O3 hava kirleticisi için gönüllü olarak yapacakları ödemeden 1.2 kat daha fazla olduğunu göstermektedir.

İngiltere'de hava kirliliğinin çocuk sağlığı üzerindeki etkileri

This study explores the relationship between air pollution, children’s health status and the parents’ willingness to pay for improving the air quality in Great Britain. The estimates are based on cross-sectional data from the General Lifestyle Survey over the period 2000-2010. Ground-level ozone (O3) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) are the two main air pollutants examined. The findings rely on regression estimates and the average marginal willingness to pay obtained using the samples derived under specific assumptions. The results show the annual average marginal willingness to pay for O3 and NOX range between £2,263-£3,108 and £520-£1,121 for one unit reduction in standard deviation. Furthermore, the results show that the cost of planned inpatient hospital stay is more than 1.2 times of marginal willingness to pay for non-movers during the sample period in the case of O3

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