Child Material Well-being
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| − | == About<br> | + | == About<br> == |
| − | The dimension of material well-being is important because there is evidence from many countries that [[Children]] who experience [[Childhood poverty]] are more vulnerable. They are more likely to be in poor health, to have learning and behavioural difficulties, to underachieve in school, to become pregnant at too early an age, to have lower skills and aspirations, to be low paid, unemployed, and welfare dependent.<ref>http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc7_eng.pdf</ref> Many children from low-income families do not fall into any of this categories but, on average, such children are likely to be at a decided and | + | The dimension of material well-being is important because there is evidence from many countries that [[Children]] who experience [[Childhood poverty]] are more vulnerable. They are more likely to be in poor health, to have learning and behavioural difficulties, to underachieve in school, to become pregnant at too early an age, to have lower skills and aspirations, to be low paid, unemployed, and welfare dependent.<ref>http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc7_eng.pdf</ref> Many children from low-income families do not fall into any of this categories but, on average, such children are likely to be at a decided and demonstrable disadvantage.<br> |
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The [[Health Behaviour in School-aged Children]] study and many other found that across time and across countries, [[Health]] outcomes are importantly affected by socioeconomic characteristics of parents. Generally, health outcomes are better for children of parents with higher socioeconomic status. Family affluence in HSBC was measured through the number of vehicles a family possessed, having an own bedroom, having and how often been on family holiday in the past 12 month and the number of computers in a family.<ref>Boudreau, Brock and Poulin, Christiane (2009),"An Examination of the Validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a General Adolescent Population of Canada". Social Indicators Research, v94 n1 p29-4, October.http://www.springerlink.com/content/87t2h1068hv05732/</ref> | The [[Health Behaviour in School-aged Children]] study and many other found that across time and across countries, [[Health]] outcomes are importantly affected by socioeconomic characteristics of parents. Generally, health outcomes are better for children of parents with higher socioeconomic status. Family affluence in HSBC was measured through the number of vehicles a family possessed, having an own bedroom, having and how often been on family holiday in the past 12 month and the number of computers in a family.<ref>Boudreau, Brock and Poulin, Christiane (2009),"An Examination of the Validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a General Adolescent Population of Canada". Social Indicators Research, v94 n1 p29-4, October.http://www.springerlink.com/content/87t2h1068hv05732/</ref> | ||
| − | === Indicators of Child Material well-being<br> | + | === Indicators of Child Material well-being<br> === |
| − | ==== [[UNICEF Child-Wellbeing measure]]<br> | + | ==== [[UNICEF Child-Wellbeing measure]]<br> ==== |
| − | *Relative income poverty <br> | + | *Relative income poverty <br> |
| − | **Absolute income poverty <br> | + | **Absolute income poverty <br> |
| − | **Households without jobs <br> | + | **Households without jobs <br> |
| − | *Reported deprivation <br> | + | *Reported deprivation <br> |
| − | **few educational resources <br> | + | **few educational resources <br> |
| − | **fewer than 10 books at home <br> | + | **fewer than 10 books at home <br> |
**low family affluence | **low family affluence | ||
| − | This list is not extensive and the use of indicators may be limited by data availability and quality. | + | This list is not extensive and the use of indicators may be limited by data availability and quality. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | [[Childhood Poverty]] <br> [[Child well-being]]<br> [[Human Well-Being]]<br> [[Material Well-Being]]<br> [[Child Health and safety]]<br>[[Child Educational well-being]]<br>[[Child Family and peer relationships]]<br>[[Child Behaviour and risks]]<br>[[Child Subjective well-being]] <br>[[UNICEF Child-Wellbeing measure]] <br> | + | [[Childhood Poverty]] <br>[[Child well-being]]<br>[[Human Well-Being]]<br>[[Material Well-Being]]<br>[[Child Health and safety]]<br>[[Child Educational well-being]]<br>[[Child Family and peer relationships]]<br>[[Child Behaviour and risks]]<br>[[Child Subjective well-being]] <br>[[UNICEF Child-Wellbeing measure]] <br> |
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Child_well-being]] | [[Category:Child_well-being]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:01, 20 June 2011
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About
The dimension of material well-being is important because there is evidence from many countries that Children who experience Childhood poverty are more vulnerable. They are more likely to be in poor health, to have learning and behavioural difficulties, to underachieve in school, to become pregnant at too early an age, to have lower skills and aspirations, to be low paid, unemployed, and welfare dependent.[1] Many children from low-income families do not fall into any of this categories but, on average, such children are likely to be at a decided and demonstrable disadvantage.
Family affluence and health
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study and many other found that across time and across countries, Health outcomes are importantly affected by socioeconomic characteristics of parents. Generally, health outcomes are better for children of parents with higher socioeconomic status. Family affluence in HSBC was measured through the number of vehicles a family possessed, having an own bedroom, having and how often been on family holiday in the past 12 month and the number of computers in a family.[2]
Indicators of Child Material well-being
UNICEF Child-Wellbeing measure
- Relative income poverty
- Absolute income poverty
- Households without jobs
- Absolute income poverty
- Reported deprivation
- few educational resources
- fewer than 10 books at home
- low family affluence
- few educational resources
This list is not extensive and the use of indicators may be limited by data availability and quality.
See also
Childhood Poverty
Child well-being
Human Well-Being
Material Well-Being
Child Health and safety
Child Educational well-being
Child Family and peer relationships
Child Behaviour and risks
Child Subjective well-being
UNICEF Child-Wellbeing measure
References
- ↑ http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc7_eng.pdf
- ↑ Boudreau, Brock and Poulin, Christiane (2009),"An Examination of the Validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a General Adolescent Population of Canada". Social Indicators Research, v94 n1 p29-4, October.http://www.springerlink.com/content/87t2h1068hv05732/
