Dear all,
I am looking for a scale that measures poverty among adolescents. I would like to find a scale that reflects a multi-dimensional construct of poverty (i.e., health, educational, social aspects) and not only the financial situation in which the adolescents are living.
Best wishes, Sebastian
Poverty in Adolescence
Please let me know if these references/sites are helpful to you:
1. Poverty Measurement and Analysis - World Bank
Groupsiteresources.worldbank.org/INTPRS1/Resources/383606.../5467_chap1.pdf
by A Coudouel - Cited by 342
Poverty Risks for Selected Groups of Households (Peru 1994 and 1997). ..... To construct a transition matrix, divide the population into a number of groups—for ...
Reference site 1:
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPRS1/Resources/383606-1205334112622/5467_chap1.pdf 2. Bridges Core Constructs - aha!
Processwww.ahaprocess.com/wp-content/.../Bridges-Out-of-Poverty-10-Core-Constructs.pdfCached
Bridges Core Constructs. 1. Use the lens of economic ... At the intersection of poverty with other social disparities (racial, gender, physical ability, etc.), address ...
Reference site 2:
http://www.ahaprocess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Bridges-Out-of-Poverty-10-Core-Constructs.pdf
Dennis
Dennis Mazur
A question we often use takes the form
Compared with other families in [Brazil], how rich or poor do you consider your family to be? (Read 1-6)
Rich
1 Above average
2 A little above average
3 About average
4 A little below average
5 Below average
6 Poor
Don’t Know
Also look at the WHOqol-BREF from the World Health Organization, which has been tested with youth in many languages. Consider using some of its items or the entire instrument.
Proxy measures are:
Clothing
Food
Shelter
Healthcare visits
Anthropometric and bio-markers
- Badges
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