• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Multidimensional material deprivation in Poland: a focus on changes in 2015–2017
  • Contributor: Dudek, Hanna; Szczesny, Wiesław
  • Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021
  • Published in: Quality & Quantity, 55 (2021) 2, Seite 741-763
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11135-020-01024-3
  • ISSN: 0033-5177; 1573-7845
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  • Description: AbstractThe study applies the fuzzy approach to measuring material deprivation from a multidimensional perspective. By taking into account the intensity of deprivation this approach goes beyond the conventional research using the deprived/non-deprived dichotomy. The study is based on the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions data including a set of nine-item material deprivation indicators adopted by all European Union countries. In order to examine the effects of social reforms introduced by the Polish government in 2016, it focuses on the situation of Polish households in 2015 and 2017. The study aims to identify correlates of material deprivation in Poland using the zero-inflated beta regression model. This model enables to understand the mechanisms behind the risk and the intensity of material deprivation. Moreover, the study provides evidence that households with at least three children experienced meaningful improvement during the studied period. This is probably due to the introduction of the ‘Family 500+’ programme supporting mainly large families.