Table 3: The Measurement Variables of Material Deprivation
|
Domains |
Variables |
|
Dietary |
• Average grocery expenditure in a week • Any credit on grocery expenditure • Consumption in supermarkets • Enough consumption of meat, fish and chicken_____________________ |
|
Clothing |
• Any assistance for clothing of children |
|
Housing |
• Home ownership • Second home ownership • Home rent amount • Age of the building • Floor space of the buildings / Number of room • General physical condition of the housing • Problems of infrastructure • Any attempt to maintain the building________________________________ |
|
Home Facilities |
• Bathroom, kitchen, toilet within the building or not • The most serious problem of the home • Ownership and the condition of the white goods • Quality of the furniture________________________________________________ |
|
Environmental and Locational Facilities |
• The most serious problem of the district • Environmental problems (noise and garbage) • Access to physical and urban services o Enough parks or green space o Enough children parks o Enough lighting o Car park problem- (car ownership) • Any desire to move other place___________________________________ |
In general, social deprivation includes the roles, relationships, and socio-economic status of the
individual. Therefore the variables should be determined to reflect these characteristics of the research
population. Townsend’s (1987) social deprivation includes the domains such as employment, health and
social insurance, integration, participation in social institutions, recreational facilities, and education. So, the
variables of this study are determined as in Table 4. Work domain indicating the problems of working
environment in general is examined together with employment domain.
Table 4: The Measurement Variables of Social Deprivation
|
Domains |
Variables |
|
Employment and Work |
• Unemployment • Employment status • Income • Satisfaction on employment • Access to place of employment • Place of employment_______________________________ |
|
Integration |
• Neighborhood relations • Any relatives in the neighborhood • Grouping in the neighborhood_________________________ |
|
Participation to social institution |
• Membership of any institution or political party • Vote in the last election___________________________________ |
|
Recreational |
• Places to visit within the city • Activity at weekend or evenings_________________________ |
|
Health and social insurance |
• Any health problem (serious or persistent) • Social-Health insurance • Access to health clinic • Enough utilization from health services__________________ |
|
Education |
• Education level of the population • Satisfaction from school conditions • Any problem in school • Any children not attending primary school_______________ |
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