The Socio-Economic Circumstances of Children at Risk of Disability in Britain

Autor/inn/en	Emerson, Eric; Hatton, Chris
Titel	The Socio-Economic Circumstances of Children at Risk of Disability in Britain
Quelle	In: Disability & Society, 22 (2007) 6, S.563-580 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7599
Schlagwörter	Risk; Children; Foreign Countries; Mental Retardation; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (Great Britain) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risiko; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Geistige Behinderung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Our aims were to describe the socio-economic circumstances faced by families supporting a child at risk of disability and to investigate the extent to which disability is associated with hardship once family income is held constant. We analysed data on 7070 family units containing 12,916 children aged under 17. Families supporting a child at risk of disability were significantly more disadvantaged across a wide range of indicators of socio-economic position. The hardship experienced by these families was only partly accounted for by between group differences in income, debt and savings. Children who are already at risk of disability as a result of a range of physical and cognitive impairments are more likely than other children to live under conditions that have been repeatedly shown to impede development, increase the risk of poor health and (additional) disability and increase the risk of social exclusion. (Contains 5 tables, 2 figures and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10