The Impact of Temperature Changes on the Health Vulnerability of Migrant Workers: An Empirical Study Based on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS)

TING LIANG ¹ Zilin Ai ² Hui Zhong ¹ Mengyan Xiao ¹ Mengzhou Xie ¹ Liang Li ^1*

• ¹ Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
• ² Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Region, China

Migrant workers represent a substantial segment of China's workforce, and their health issues have a direct impact on labor supply and stability. Health vulnerability significantly impacts the health of migratory workers. This study, grounded in the socio-ecological model, ameliorates the assessment of health vulnerability and evaluates the impact of temperature change on the health vulnerability of migrant workers in China in 2020. The findings indicate that increasing temperatures in spring, summer, and winter markedly exacerbate health vulnerability of migrant workers, whereas rising temperatures in autumn contribute to its mitigation. These conclusions remain resilient following the substitution of dependent variables and modifications to the models. Mechanism study reveals that heightened psychological burden is a critical element by which temperature change exacerbate health vulnerability. The impact of temperature change varies across generations of migrant workers; older workers are more adversely affected by elevated spring temperatures, whilst younger workers display heightened susceptibility to summer temperature rises. This study seeks to furnish theoretical and technological support for bolstering migrant workers' resilience to temperature change and provides policymakers with empirical evidence for formulating more effective health interventions and labor protection policies.