关键词: 休闲消费, 泰尔指数, 空间格局, 区域差异, 演变特征, 城市居民

Abstract:

Based on the panel data of 31 Metropolises from 2003 to 2015, the comprehensive index evaluation model and Theil index were used to analyze the regional differences in the characteristics of leisure consumption ability and the temporal and spatial evolution of leisure consumption.The study found that: Firstly, the leisure consumption ability of Chinese urban residents presents a gradient distribution pattern of "high in the east and low in the west".The Highest-Level types are mainly distributed in the "Pearl River Delta","Yangtze River Delta" and "Beijing-Tianjin" regions, while the higher levels gradually expand from the East to the Central and West Region. Secondly,the regional differences in leisure consumption ability of urban residents showed a rapid change after a slight change.There is little difference in leisure consumption potential, and the expenditures of Transportation & Communication and Education, Cultural & Entertainment have significant regional differences.Thirdly,according to the internal differences among the three regions, the eastern urban residents have the largest difference in leisure consumption ability, but the convergence trend is obvious. The central region has the smallest gap, which has experienced the development process of "U-shaped". The difference in the west lies in the middle, presenting the development course of "inverted U". Fourthly, Zhengzhou, Changsha and Wuhan, which are the key cities of Central Plains City Group and Middle Yangtze River have developed rapidly,and the residents' leisure consumption ability has rapidly increased and will gradually enter the ranks of highest-level and higher-level cities.

Key words: leisure consumption, Theil index, spatial pattern, regional differences, evolution, urban residents