南京工业大学学报（社会科学版）2025，Vol.24Issue(2)：107-124,18.
社会阶层对环保支付意愿的影响及变迁
The Influence and Evolution of Social Class on Willingness to Pay for Environmental Protection
摘要
Abstract
Public participation in ecological and environmental governance is a crucial component in advancing the modernization of ecological and environmental governance systems and capabilities.Among the various indicators of public engagement,willingness to pay for environmental protection(WTP)serves as a significant measure.Drawing on theories of post-materialist values,the affluence hypothesis,and global environmentalism,this study utilizes data from the Chinese General Social Survey(CGSS)in 2010 and 2021 to explore the impact of social class on public WTP in China and its evolution over time.The findings reveal a notable increase in overall public WTP in 2021 compared to 2010,alongside significant shifts in the influence of different social class variables on WTP.In terms of objective class variables,income exhibited a"U-shaped"effect on WTP in 2010,with higher occupational status groups demonstrating greater WTP.By 2021,however,only professionals retained a slight advantage in WTP,while the influence of all other objective class variables diminished.The introduction of subjective class variables further attenuated the impact of objective class variables.In both 2010 and 2021,the influence of current subjective class was insignificant,whereas the influence of future subjective class was significant and showed an increasing trend.The significant impact of childhood subjective class only emerged in 2021.Structural equation modeling further elucidated the internal pathway of influence:"childhood subjective class→current subjective class→future subjective class→WTP."The results indicate a decline in the influence of objective class,the latent nature of current subjective class,the emergence of childhood subjective class,and the prominence of future subjective class,highlighting the critical role of future subjective class in shaping WTP.Consequently,environmental protection policies should focus more on long-term incentives,fostering positive expectations for future society,thereby stimulating spontaneous,endogenous,and sustainable environmental behaviors among the public.关键词
社会阶层/环保支付意愿/公众环境参与/生态环境治理体系/未来主观阶层分类
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王晓楠,雷开春..社会阶层对环保支付意愿的影响及变迁[J].南京工业大学学报（社会科学版）,2025,24(2):107-124,18.基金项目
国家社会科学基金一般项目"城市居民绿色生活方式转型的社会机制研究"(22BSH037) （22BSH037）
