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Poverty measurement
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23/06/2016
The paradata research project
What is paradata?Paradata is generally seen as the by-products of social research, usually referring to survey research. It relates to two types of paradata:
‘macro paradata’ which covers the length of interviews, how long it took to arrange the interview and the like, and ‘micro paradata’ which refers to more qualitative comments and perceptions found, for example, in the marginal notes on a survey booklet. For examples of notes on the 1968/69 Townsend survey go to Marginal notes on the questionnaires.Paradata can provide a wealth of insights into both the topic of the survey and the methods used to conduct it. Its examination can help improve the quality of data collection.
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14/04/2016
Marginal notes from the original 1968/69 questionnaires
Intro. blurb for summary
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07/03/2016
Urban and rural poverty in Scotland
Analysis of the PSE-UK survey results finds significant poverty in every kind of location in Scotland with poverty highest in large urban areas and lowest in remote towns though there is strong evidence that access to services is worse in more rural or remote locations.Category: PSE Report -
05/02/2016
Published output
The PSE team have published the results of the Northern Ireland PSE survey research, the findings of the PSE UK qualitative research in Northern Ireland and the methodolgy and impact of the PSE community collaboration project in the following publications and journal papers.
Books 'Child Poverty in Northern Ireland: Results from the Poverty and Social Exclusion Study' by Mike Tomlinson, Paddy Hillyard and Grace KellyIn 'Beneath the Surface: Child Poverty in Northern Ireland', (pp. 11-34, Chapter 2) Belfast: Child Poverty Alliance (2014)
Summary
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03/02/2016
Briefings, PhD theses and other reports
Are subjective measures of well being effective at identifying risk of material deprivation? What are they measuring? How should we take account of children's views when examining measures of child poverty? Read Grace Kelly and Gill Main's Phd theses drawing on the PSE research.
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01/02/2016
Books
OUT NOW - the two-volume study based on the findings of the Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK research. Volume 1 examines the extent of poverty and volume 2 the different dimensions of disadvantage. Published by Policy Press on November 29, 2017.
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27/01/2016
Media coverage of PSE UK findings
The Poverty and Social Exclusion research has received extensive coverage in the media. Details of the main articles in the press and interviews on radio/tv to date are listed below, including, where available, links. Many of these articles and interviews provide good summaries of key aspects of the research. See, for examples: ‘The resistible rise of mass poverty’ (Tribune, March 6-9, 2015),for an overall summary of key findings and Thinking Allowed with Laurie Taylor for a discussion with Joanna Mack on the measurement of poverty (20 May, 2015.Category: -
21/01/2016
PSE Scotland Conference, 2014
Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland and the UK 20 August 2014 Scotland’s People Centre, EdinburghComparing people’s actual living standards with the minimum standards which the public thinks everyone should have, there are in Scotland:
• almost one million people cannot afford adequate housing conditions
• 800,000 people are too poor to engage in common social activities
• over a quarter of a million children and adults aren’t properly fed.
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06/05/2015
Talk is not enough: tackling inequality is now an economic imperative
It has long been recognised that extreme inequality has many serious social consequences, as well as causing economic fragility and weakness - now the time has surely come to act.
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19/09/2014
Scottish poverty study calls on Governments to tackle rising deprivation
The percentage of households falling below society's minimum standard of living has increased from 14% to 33% over the last 30 years, despite the size of the economy doubling. In Scotland today, when we compare people's actual living standards with the minimum standards which the public thinks everyone should have, we find that:
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