Child Poverty: A Review

Bradbury, Bruce

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“…When it comes to estimating static income poverty, we find that both the poverty line and the data used can and do make a difference to the estimated trend over the decade to 2002–03. We should note, however, that the differences (both over time and between measures) shown in Section III virtually disappear when the same methodology and measurement techniques are employed, and are, in any case, small in comparison with the large cross‐national income poverty differences that exist in rich nations (Bradbury, 2003; Förster & Vleminckx, 2004). Our preferred measure (based on current income) suggests that relative poverty increased slightly (by just over 1 percentage point) over the decade, with most of the increase taking place between 1995–96 and 1999–2000 (Fig.…”

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“…We estimate both the overall (national) poverty rate and the child poverty rate, where children are defined as those aged under 18 years. There is intense policy interest in child poverty because of its effects on outcomes in later life (see Bradbury, 2003 for a review of these effects, mainly drawn from the US literature). Reflecting this and concern over the immediate consequences of poverty for children, a number of countries have set child poverty reduction targets and are developing new instruments to monitor progress towards them (see Saunders, 2005a; Sutherland, 2005).…”

Section: Static Income Poverty: Incidence and Trendsmentioning

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Monitoring Trends in Poverty and Income Distribution: Data, Methodology and Measurement

Saunders

Bradbury

2006

Economic Record

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Australian research on poverty and income distribution has been subject to criticism over definitional, data quality and measurement issues that have undermined its validity and impact. In reviewing these issues, this paper addresses some of the problems that have been identified in the literature and illustrates their importance with examples that shed light on the validity of the arguments. It also seeks to establish whether poverty has increased or decreased in the decade to 2002–03 and examines the overlap between hardship or deprivation and income poverty, and reviews some of the emerging evidence on the dynamics of low income. After a detailed review of data problems, the significance of definitional issues is illustrated in relation to the measurement of income inequality and poverty. Attention then focuses on assessing the sensitivity of estimated trends in income poverty to how poverty is defined and measured. Although there is variation across the different measures, the evidence suggests that progress in reducing relative poverty has been slow. Our preferred measure (based on current income) suggests that relative poverty increased slightly over the decade, with most of the increase occurring between 1995–96 and 1999–2000. When poverty is measured in ‘absolute’ terms using a poverty line that is held constant in real terms, the poverty rate declined overall, but was more or less constant between 1996–97 and 2000–01. Estimates derived from wave III of Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) data indicate that those who were income poor in 2002–03 experienced twice as many hardship conditions as those who were not poor, with around one‐quarter of the poor having problems paying bills or seeking external financial assistance. HILDA data also indicate that many of those who are in poverty in any single year manage to escape within the next 2 years, although it is too early to know whether they escape permanently, or slip back into poverty or oscillate on its margins.

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Section: Static Income Poverty: Incidence and Trendsmentioning

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Monitoring Trends in Poverty and Income Distribution: Data, Methodology and Measurement

Saunders

Bradbury

2006

Economic Record

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“…The second theme suggested that materially disadvantaged parents experience more stress than affluent ones and viewed stress as a significant intermediate process in the link between parenting and poverty (Kumar, 1993;Oakley et al 1994;Spencer, 1996;Bradbury, 2003;Turner, 2006;About Families, 2012). Evidence often perceived stress as the various processes that precipitate negative psychological and physiological reactions originating from attempts to adapt to the demands of parenthood (Elder, et al, 1985;Larzelere and Patterson, 1990;Harris and Marmer;1996;Ghate and Hazel, 2002;Sastry, 2015).…”

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Unpacking the Relationship between Parenting and Poverty: Theory, Evidence and Policy

Placa

Corlyon

2015

Social Policy & Society

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“…4 For a recent international comparison of child poverty rates see Smeeding (2006). proportion of Australian children lived in households with no working parent. This has been shown in earlier studies to have negative implications for the well-being of children Bradbury 2003).…”

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Spatial Trends in the Risk of Social Exclusion for Australian Children: Patterns from 2001 to 2006

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This paper compares small area estimates of the risk of social exclusion for Australian children aged 0-15 based on data from the 2001 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).Patterns of persistence and change in both the composite index and its underlying variables are analysed. The paper extends earlier work which focussed on 2001 data only. We find an overall tendency for child social exclusion risk to persist in small areas over time, although we also found some tentative support for a possible narrowing of the risk gap between the highest risk and lowest risk areas across the 5 year period. Children living outside the capital cities were at higher risk of social exclusion than those in capital cities across both periods, although most capital cities nevertheless contain areas of high risk in both years.

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Child Poverty: A Review

Cited by 19 publications

References 46 publications

Monitoring Trends in Poverty and Income Distribution: Data, Methodology and Measurement

Monitoring Trends in Poverty and Income Distribution: Data, Methodology and Measurement

Unpacking the Relationship between Parenting and Poverty: Theory, Evidence and Policy

Spatial Trends in the Risk of Social Exclusion for Australian Children: Patterns from 2001 to 2006

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