RURAL RESIDENTS SATISFACTION AND INFLUENCING FACTORS IN THE SUPPLY OF PUBLIC GOODS IN CHINA
Abstract
The satisfaction of farmers with the supply of rural public goods is an important
indicator of the effectiveness of rural public goods investment. Using cross-sectional
data on 400 farmers in five counties of China’s Shaanxi province, this study adopts
ordinal logit and probit models to investigate rural residents’ satisfaction and the
influencing factors in the supply of public goods. The empirical results indicate that
the income of farmers has a significantly negative impact on their satisfaction, farmers
who were consulted in the process of public goods supply have higher satisfaction
levels than farmers who were not, and farmers who profited from the supply of public
goods are more satisfied than those who did not. Additionally, other factors have a
significant impact on the satisfaction of certain public products. For example, the older
the respondents, the higher their satisfaction with medical hygiene service and higher
education levels among the respondents reduce their satisfaction with compulsory
education. Our empirical results provide a relevant reference for government
departments in China.
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