Poverty, Income and Welfare in Ireland

, by Callan, Tim; Nolan, B.; Whelan, B. J.; Hannan, Damian F.; Creighton, S.

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Copyright: 1/1/2001

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Acknowledgements iv

General Summary

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1 The Analysis of Poverty

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1.1 Introduction

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1.2 The Meaning of Poverty

(2)

1.3 Content and Structure of the Paper

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1.4 The Study in Context

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2 The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Poverty

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2.1 Introduction

(1)

2.2 The Meaning and Measurement of Poverty

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2.3 The "Official Poverty Line" Approach

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2.4 The Budget Standard Approach

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2.5 Relative Poverty Lines

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2.6 Consensual Income Poverty Lines

(1)

2.7 Deprivation Indicators

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2.8 Other Measurement Issues

(4)

2.9 Conclusions

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3 Previous Research on the Extent of Poverty and Composition of the Poor in Ireland

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3.1 Introduction

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3.2 Recent Research on Poverty in Ireland

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3.3 The Poverty Lines Used in Previous Studies

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3.4 Equivalence Scales Used

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3.5 Income Recipient Unit, Income Concept and Time Period Used

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3.6 Previous Research on the Composition of the Poor

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3.7 Conclusions

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4 The Database

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4.1 Introduction

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4.2 The Sampling Frame

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4.3 Fieldwork

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4.4 Response

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4.5 Reweighting and Representativeness

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4.6 Content of the Survey

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4.7 Data checking and Treatment of Missing Information

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4.8 Farm Income Estimation

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4.9 Unit of Analysis

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4.10 The Income Concept

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4.11 Reliability of the Income Data

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4.12 Summary

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5 The Extent of Poverty: Aggregate Results Using Purely Relative Poverty Lines

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5.1 Introduction

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5.2 Purely Relative Poverty Lines: The Methodology

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5.3 Relative Poverty Lines: Aggregate Results for 1987

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5.4 Relative Poverty Lines Using Tax Units

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5.5 Relative Poverty Lines and Trends Over Time

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5.6 Relative Poverty Lines and Cross-Country Comparisons

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5.7 Conclusions

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6 Aggregate Results Using Consensual Income Poverty Lines

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6.l Introduction

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6.2 The SPL Method

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6.3 The CSP Method

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6.4 Problems in Interpretation and Application

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6.5 Conclusions

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7 Risk and Incidence of Poverty 1973-80-87

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7.1 Introduction

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7.2 Risk and Incidence of Poverty

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7.3 Demographic Correlates of Poverty

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7.4 Economic and Social Correlates of Poverty

101

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7.5 The Interaction Between Demographic and Economic Variables

101

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7.6 Conclusions

108

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8 Income and Style of Living Indicators

111

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8.1 Introduction

111

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8.2 Identifying Ordinary Living Patterns

111

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8.3 Indices of Deprivation

113

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8.4 Relationship Between Income and Deprivation Indices

117

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8.5 Conclusions

122

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9 Poverty and Non-Cash Benefits

124

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9.1 Introduction

124

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9.2 Measuring Poverty and Non-Cash Benefits

125

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9.3 The Valuation of Non-Cash Benefits

127

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9.4 Non-Cash Benefits in Ireland

129

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9.5 Housing Costs and Relative Poverty

134

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9.6 Conclusions

135

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10 Families and Persons Below Official Income Standards

137

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10.1 Introduction

137

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10.2 SWA as an Official Minimum Income Standard

137

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10.3 Identifying Families with Incomes Below the SWA Level

138

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10.4 The Extent of Gaps in the Safety Net

140

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10.5 The Nature of Gaps in the Safety Net: Non-coverage and Non-take up

141

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10.6 Income Levels of Benefit Units Below SWA Income Standard

145

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10.7 Non-take up: Causes and Implications

146

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10.8 Non-take-up of Family Income Supplement

148

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10.9 Conclusions

150

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11 Poverty Reduction Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Social Welfare System

152

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11.1 Introduction

152

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11.2 Concepts of Poverty Reduction Effectiveness and Poverty Reduction Efficiency

153

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11.3 Application of the Measures to the Irish Data

155

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11.4 Some Implications

160

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11.5 Incentive Effects as Indirect Costs of Poverty Reduction

165

11.6 Conclusions

161

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12 Conclusions

169

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12.1 The Meaning and Measurement of Poverty

169

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12.2 The Data

171

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12.3 The Extent of Poverty and Trends Over Time Using Purely Relative Poverty Lines

172

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12.4 Consensual Income Poverty Lines

174

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12.5 The Risk and Incidence of Poverty

174

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12.6 Indicators of Style of Living and Deprivation

175

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12.7 Non-cash Benefits

176

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12.8 Families and Persons Below Official Income Standards

177

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12.9 The Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Social Welfare System in Reducing Poverty

178

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12.10 Implications for Policy

178

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12.10 Priorities for Further Research

180

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References

183

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Poverty, Income and Welfare in Ireland

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