Finance & Economics of Xinjiang ›› 2022, Issue (6): 45-55.doi: 10.16716/j.cnki.65-1030/f.2022.06.007

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Does Family Size Affect Per Capita Consumption? —Based on Hierarchical Linear Model Demonstration

CHEN Hailong, LI Zhiqin   

  1. Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi 830012, China
  • Received:2022-04-07 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2023-05-18

Abstract:

In the process of promoting high-quality economic development, stimulating consumption and expanding domestic demand is an important way to form the main body of domestic circulation. Based on the data of 2018 Chinese Household Tracking Survey and 2019 Chinese Statistical Yearbook, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of family size on per capita household consumption in China using a hierarchical linear model. The study finds that the increase of family size has a restraining effect on per capita household consumption; regional differences affect the inhibiting effect of family size on per capita consumption, accounting for 14.39% of the variation of total per capita consumption; at the regional level, urbanization rate, per capita GDP and social security level have a moderating effect on the size of family population, which then affects the per capita consumption level. It is of great necessity to further perfect income redistribution system, improve level of education and promote the process of urbanization to help to achieve the high-quality development.

Key words: domestic and international dual circulation, high-quality development, family size, per capita consumption, layered linear model

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