Research Article

Sizing Up Transport Poverty Alleviation: A Structural Equation Modeling Empirical Analysis

Table 1

Data sources.

DimensionRepresentative variablesVariable descriptionData sourcesData source type

Basic geographic dataVectorization of highway dataVectorization of highwayHighway atlas 2015 (People’s communication press)Analytical data
Per capita GDPPer capita GDPYunnan Statistical Yearbook1
Socioeconomic factorsAnnual net income per capitaThe initial distribution and redistribution of income of urban householdsChina Statistical Yearbook For Regional EconomyStatistical data
Public budget revenueFinancial income for safeguarding and improving people’s livelihoodChina City Statistical Yearbook
Total power of agricultural machineryReflecting the status of agricultural machinery owned by rural residentsCompilation of Transportation Statistics in Yunnan Province2
Fixed telephone year-end userTelephone penetration directly reflects the poverty level of regional residentsStatistical Bulletin on National Economy and Social Development in Yunnan Province
Social securityUrbanization rateThe ratio of the permanent population of the town to the total resident population of the districtAnnual Statistical Bulletin of Counties and Districts
Fixed asset investmentReproduction of fixed assets
Number of social welfare adoption unitsReflecting the social welfare facilities and basic security status of the region
Material capitalPer capita housing construction areaAverage residential building area per person based on resident population
Aging proportionThe proportion of the elderly population to the total population
Rural road investmentReflecting the state’s investment in rural infrastructure
Transportation facilitiesCounty road pavement rateReflecting the quality and popularity of transportation infrastructure
Road network density
Geographic capitalThe population densityPopulation density is the number of people living on a unit of land
Grain planting areaCultivated land is the most important material livelihood capital, and grain yield usually highly correlates with poverty
Annual average precipitationRainfall reflects regional ecological conditions

1Yunnan Statistical Yearbook (1988-2017), Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Statistics (2000-2017), Yunnan Provincial. 2Yunnan Province Traffic Statistics Compilation (2000-2017), Yunnan Provincial Department of Transportation (2000-2017).