The Impact of Income Difference on Health Behavior of Rural Residents: Research on Smoking and Drinking Behavior

This paper uses the data of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study in 2013 to analyze the impact of income disparity on rural residents' health behaviors by establishing Logit model, linear regression model and ordered Probit model. Conclusions are as follows:after controlling other factors, the income gap was positively correlated with the possibility and frequency of drinking, but it was not significantly related to smoking behavior.