TY - JOUR T1 - Relative Deprivation and Health JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 459 LP - 481 DO - 10.3368/jhr.46.3.459 VL - 46 IS - 3 AU - Eiji Mangyo AU - Albert Park Y1 - 2011/07/01 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/46/3/459.abstract N2 - We examine the extent to which self-reported health and psychosocial health are affected by relative economic status in China, for the first time examining the importance of reference groups not defined by geographic location or demographic characteristics. We propose a methodology to address potential bias from subjective reporting biases and control for unobserved community characteristics. Analyzing a nationally representative data set from China, our findings support the relative deprivation hypothesis and suggest that relatives and classmates are salient reference groups for urban residents and neighbors are important for rural residents. ER -