Poverty and welfare among children and their families 1968-2010
• From an international perspective, child poverty in Sweden is very low. This also holds true when comparing Sweden with other western countries, and when using different conventional definitions of poverty. • There is no secular increase of child poverty in Sweden. Measured in terms of the economi...
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| description | • From an international perspective, child poverty in Sweden is very low. This also holds true when comparing Sweden with other western countries, and when using different conventional definitions of poverty. • There is no secular increase of child poverty in Sweden. Measured in terms of the economic situation of families with children, poverty has decreased from the end of the 1960’s and decreased strongly since the end of the 1990’s reces- sion. Beginning around 2006, changes in terms of absolute income poverty or benefit recipiency are small. • Long-term poverty among families with children decreased between 2000 and 2010. • Since the end of the 1990’s – and in particular since 2006 – the relative poverty rate (income inequality) among families with children increased. • The self-reported (absolute and relative) poverty among children has been stable between 2000 and 2010. Thus, the increase of relative poverty in fami- lies with children has not yet resulted in economic problems among children themselves. • Estimates of the number of poor children in Sweden depend crucially on the poverty definition. Between 5 and 10 percent or around 100,000 to 200,000 children have an economic situation that is substantially worse than that of others, but most children in this category have their own room and posses- sions such as mobile phones and own computers. Around 1–1.5 per cent or around 25,000 children lack more basic necessities, and around 2–3 per cent, or 50,000 children, live in long-term poverty. • Children of single parents and of immigrants have higher poverty rates than other children. Their welfare is particularly sensitive to business cycles, as their parents tend to have a weaker labour market attachment than parents in other groups. • Child poverty has become more concentrated to families where parents are not gainfully employed. • Family poverty is related to children’s economic situation. Children of poor parents more often have economic problems themselves, but most children with poor parents have a high material living standard, good social relations and leisure activities. * Family poverty is also associated with children’s social relations and activities, those from poorer backgrounds being less active and having somewhat weaker social relations. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:5b3f3622-6b5a-47bc-83d4-371cd87d5a6b2022-03-26T17:20:58ZPoverty and welfare among children and their families 1968-2010Reporthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_93fcuuid:5b3f3622-6b5a-47bc-83d4-371cd87d5a6bSymplectic Elements at OxfordInstitute for Futures Studies, Stockholm2014Jonsson, JMood, C• From an international perspective, child poverty in Sweden is very low. This also holds true when comparing Sweden with other western countries, and when using different conventional definitions of poverty. • There is no secular increase of child poverty in Sweden. Measured in terms of the economic situation of families with children, poverty has decreased from the end of the 1960’s and decreased strongly since the end of the 1990’s reces- sion. Beginning around 2006, changes in terms of absolute income poverty or benefit recipiency are small. • Long-term poverty among families with children decreased between 2000 and 2010. • Since the end of the 1990’s – and in particular since 2006 – the relative poverty rate (income inequality) among families with children increased. • The self-reported (absolute and relative) poverty among children has been stable between 2000 and 2010. Thus, the increase of relative poverty in fami- lies with children has not yet resulted in economic problems among children themselves. • Estimates of the number of poor children in Sweden depend crucially on the poverty definition. Between 5 and 10 percent or around 100,000 to 200,000 children have an economic situation that is substantially worse than that of others, but most children in this category have their own room and posses- sions such as mobile phones and own computers. Around 1–1.5 per cent or around 25,000 children lack more basic necessities, and around 2–3 per cent, or 50,000 children, live in long-term poverty. • Children of single parents and of immigrants have higher poverty rates than other children. Their welfare is particularly sensitive to business cycles, as their parents tend to have a weaker labour market attachment than parents in other groups. • Child poverty has become more concentrated to families where parents are not gainfully employed. • Family poverty is related to children’s economic situation. Children of poor parents more often have economic problems themselves, but most children with poor parents have a high material living standard, good social relations and leisure activities. * Family poverty is also associated with children’s social relations and activities, those from poorer backgrounds being less active and having somewhat weaker social relations. |
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