Economic poverty among children and adolescents in the Nordic countries
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| Názov: | Economic poverty among children and adolescents in the Nordic countries |
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| Autori: | Povlsen, Lene, Regber, Susann, Fosse, Elisabeth, Eklund Karlsson, Leena, Gunnarsdottir, Hildur |
| Zdroj: | Povlsen, L, Regber, S, Fosse, E, Eklund Karlsson, L & Gunnarsdottir, H 2018, ' Economic poverty among children and adolescents in the Nordic countries ', Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 46, no. Suppl. 20, pp. 30-37 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494817743894 |
| Informácie o vydavateľovi: | SAGE Publications, 2018. |
| Rok vydania: | 2018 |
| Predmety: | Adolescent, Poverty/statistics & numerical data, Scandinavian and Nordic Countries, economic poverty, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, children, Risk Factors, Humans, adolescents, Preschool, Child, 10. No inequality, Children, Poverty, social inequality, children's rights, Infant, Newborn, 1. No poverty, Infant, Newborn, 3. Good health, Nordic countries, Child, Preschool, 8. Economic growth |
| Popis: | Aims: This study aimed to identify applied definitions and measurements of economic poverty and to explore the proportions and characteristics of children and adolescents living in economic poverty in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden during the last decade and to compare various statistics between the Nordic countries. Methods: Official data from central national authorities on statistics, national reports and European Union Statistics of income and living conditions data were collected and analysed during 2015–2016. Results: The proportion of Nordic children living in economic poverty in 2014 ranged from 9.4% in Norway to 18.5% in Sweden. Compared with the European Union average, from 2004 to 2014 Nordic families with dependent children experienced fewer difficulties in making their money last, even though Icelandic families reported considerable difficulties. The characteristics of children living in economic poverty proved to be similar in the five countries and were related to their parents’ level of education and employment, single-parent households and – in Denmark, Norway and Sweden – to immigrant background. In Finland, poverty among children was linked in particular to low income in employed households. Conclusions:This study showed that economic poverty among Nordic families with dependent children has increased during the latest decade, but it also showed that poverty rates are not necessarily connected to families’ ability to make their money last. Therefore additional studies are needed to explore existing policies and political commitments in the Nordic countries to compensate families with dependent children living in poverty. |
| Druh dokumentu: | Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
| ISSN: | 1651-1905 1403-4948 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1403494817743894 |
| Prístupová URL adresa: | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1403494817743894 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29552966 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29552966 https://europepmc.org/article/MED/29552966 https://core.ac.uk/display/50717858 http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1194733 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/economic-poverty-among-children-and-adolescents-in-the-nordic-cou http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1403494817743894 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/90f46830-1ddd-43fa-aae1-3002da4ed4a2 |
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| Prístupové číslo: | edsair.doi.dedup.....e280c68a029c268679eee61089a74deb |
| Databáza: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | Aims: This study aimed to identify applied definitions and measurements of economic poverty and to explore the proportions and characteristics of children and adolescents living in economic poverty in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden during the last decade and to compare various statistics between the Nordic countries. Methods: Official data from central national authorities on statistics, national reports and European Union Statistics of income and living conditions data were collected and analysed during 2015–2016. Results: The proportion of Nordic children living in economic poverty in 2014 ranged from 9.4% in Norway to 18.5% in Sweden. Compared with the European Union average, from 2004 to 2014 Nordic families with dependent children experienced fewer difficulties in making their money last, even though Icelandic families reported considerable difficulties. The characteristics of children living in economic poverty proved to be similar in the five countries and were related to their parents’ level of education and employment, single-parent households and – in Denmark, Norway and Sweden – to immigrant background. In Finland, poverty among children was linked in particular to low income in employed households. Conclusions:This study showed that economic poverty among Nordic families with dependent children has increased during the latest decade, but it also showed that poverty rates are not necessarily connected to families’ ability to make their money last. Therefore additional studies are needed to explore existing policies and political commitments in the Nordic countries to compensate families with dependent children living in poverty. |
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| ISSN: | 16511905 14034948 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1403494817743894 |