Children's necessities: trends over time in perceptions and ownership

Main, G.; Bradshaw, J.

doi:10.1332/175982714x14120854997529

Children's necessities: trends over time in perceptions and ownership

Main, G.; Bradshaw, J.

Authors

G. Main

J. Bradshaw

Abstract

Child poverty remains high on the UK political agenda. This paper informs these debates by examining trends over time in perceptions of child necessities, rates of child poverty and parental behaviours. Results indicate high levels of stability between 1999 and 2012 in public perceptions of child necessities, stable or increasing rates of child poverty and similarities in the profile of child poverty vulnerability. In both 1999 and 2012, findings show that the majority of parents prioritise children's needs, posing a challenge for coalition rhetoric, and suggesting that a focus on structural rather than individual causes of poverty may be needed.

Citation

Main, G., & Bradshaw, J. (2014). Children's necessities: trends over time in perceptions and ownership. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 22(3), 193-208. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982714x14120854997529

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Oct 1, 2014
Deposit Date	Nov 11, 2014
Publicly Available Date	May 20, 2016
Journal	Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
Print ISSN	1759-8273
Electronic ISSN	1759-8281
Publisher	Bristol University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	22
Issue	3
Pages	193-208
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1332/175982714x14120854997529

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This is a post-peer-review pre-copy edited version of an article published in Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Main, G. and Bradshaw, J. (2014) 'Children's necessities : trends over time in perceptions and ownership.', Journal of poverty and social justice., 22(3): 193-208 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/175982714X14120854997529