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Developing an index of deprivation which integrates objective and subjective dimensions: Extending the work of Townsend, Mack and Lansley, and Hallerod

Eroglu, Sebnem (2007) Developing an index of deprivation which integrates objective and subjective dimensions: Extending the work of Townsend, Mack and Lansley, and Hallerod. Social Indicators Research, 80 (3). pp. 493-510. ISSN 0303-8300. (doi:10.1007/s11205-006-0004-0) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:2764)

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Abstract

This article presents a new approach to index development, extending the methods used by Townsend, Mack and Lansley and Hallerod to measure deprivation in the developed world. The index combines three 'objective' dimensions of deprivation (i.e. monetary, consumption and work-related), and weighs them according to subjective perceptions regarding which items are more critical to deprivation. A particular application of factor analysis to determining deprivation measures and their corresponding weights leads to a more sophisticated and theoretically robust index than those used previously. The index draws on data from interviews with both partners of 17 households randomly sampled from a Turkish squatter settlement. The article contends that the methodological and substantive advantages of this approach are relevant to both developing and developed contexts.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s11205-006-0004-0
Uncontrolled keywords: factor analysis; objective and subjective deprivation; poverty; Turkey; well-being
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Louise Dorman
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2008 08:19 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:41 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/2764 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Eroglu, Sebnem.

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