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

McNamara, Justine; Tanton, Robert; Daly, Anne; Harding, Ann

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“…The ABS randomises any cells in tables where the number of people is less than three and, as an area gets less populous, the chance of getting many randomised cells increases. Second, SLAs cover the whole of Australia (as opposed to Local Government Areas that do not cover areas with no local government) and cover contiguous areas (unlike some postcodes) (McNamara et al. , 2008a).…”

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Evidence of Multiple Life Stage Disadvantage for Small Areas in Australia*

Tanton

Gong

Harding

2012

J of App Econs and Policy

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Intergenerational disadvantage has been defined as “disadvantage induced by the attitudes, social circumstances or economic limitations of a person’s parents (Vinson, 2009, p. 1). This disadvantage could be in terms of poverty, labour force or lack of access to opportunities that other children may have. One of the limitations of this concept is that it only takes into account direct family, so it is only how a person’s parents affect their disadvantage. However, evidence suggests that the local community also affects disadvantage, and that disadvantage tends to cluster. The obvious question that this paper tries to answer is do areas with high levels of disadvantage have high levels of disadvantage for all age groups in the area? Or are there areas where a high proportion of disadvantaged elderly people and a low proportion of disadvantage children live? And where are these areas (e.g. rural/regional areas, capital cities, inner urban areas). Answering this question will give some idea of which areas have entrenched disadvantage, so disadvantage that covers a number of life stages. It is these areas where broad policies to reduce disadvantage for everyone are important, rather than targeted policies to reduce disadvantage for children or the elderly. This paper finds that remote areas suffer the greatest proportion of people in areas where there are four life stages disadvantaged, and urban areas have the most people in areas where no life stages are in disadvantage. This does suggest that the Government should be concentrating on efforts to reduce multiple life stage disadvantage in remote areas.

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Evidence of Multiple Life Stage Disadvantage for Small Areas in Australia*

Tanton

Gong

Harding

2012

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“…Recent studies indicate that with few exceptions, children are at greater risk of living in poverty than the population as a whole [ 4 – 6 ]. There is evidence that lack of employment for parents and lack of educational opportunities for children are key determinants of child disadvantage [ 7 ].…”

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Child Social Exclusion Risk and Child Health Outcomes in Australia

Mohanty¹,

Edvardsson²,

Abello³

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IntroductionThis paper studies the relationship between the risk of child social exclusion, as measured by the Child Social Exclusion (CSE) index and its individual domains, and child health outcomes at the small area level in Australia. The CSE index is Australia’s only national small-area index of the risk of child social exclusion. It includes five domains that capture different components of social exclusion: socio-economic background, education, connectedness, housing and health services.MethodsThe paper used data from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), University of Canberra for the CSE Index and its domains and two key Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) data sources for the health outcome measures: the National Hospital Morbidity Database and the National Mortality Database.ResultsThe results show positive associations between rates of both of the negative health outcomes: potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) and avoidable deaths, and the overall risk of child social exclusion as well as with the index domains. This analysis at the small-area level can be used to identify and study areas with unexpectedly good or bad health outcomes relative to their estimated risk of child social exclusion. We show that children’s health outcomes are worse in remote parts of Australia than what would be expected solely based on the CSE index.ConclusionsThe results of this study suggest that developing composite indices of the risk of child social exclusion can provide valuable guidance for local interventions and programs aimed at improving children’s health outcomes. They also indicate the importance of taking a small-area approach when conducting geographic modelling of disadvantage.

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“…One exception is the work undertaken by the UK 1 Australian researchers have also examined social exclusion for children in a cross sectional and regional setting (see for example McNamara, Harding, 2009, andYap, 2010).…”

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Why Social Exclusion Persists among Older People in Australia

Miranti

2015

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The existing literature on social exclusion among older people, though relatively limited, suggests that disadvantage among older people is cumulative in nature. Some aspects of disadvantage starting at early life stages have long-term consequences. As such, older people with disadvantages may be subject to higher risks of persistent social exclusion. This article aims to improve understanding of social exclusion and its persistence among senior Australians in three ways. Firstly, the incidence of social exclusion among older people is analysed using selected indicators. Secondly, the study examines whether an older person experiencing social exclusion at one time is more likely to experience it again (persistence). Thirdly, it investigates what factors may be protecting older people from social exclusion. The analysis is conducted using the first eight waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The sample of older people is disaggregated into a younger group (55-64 years at wave 1) and an older group (65+ years). The article suggests that higher education and income, as well as better health conditions and previous employment experiences, are important protective factors from social exclusion for older Australians.

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

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

Evidence of Multiple Life Stage Disadvantage for Small Areas in Australia*

Evidence of Multiple Life Stage Disadvantage for Small Areas in Australia*

Child Social Exclusion Risk and Child Health Outcomes in Australia

Why Social Exclusion Persists among Older People in Australia

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