Ulster University

Academic Institute

Economic and Social Research Council

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Social determinants of health are defined by the World Health Organization as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2020). Living in an area of deprivation is a key field of study. Recent research suggests that while area-level deprivation may persist, there is movement of people in and out of these areas (the churn) (Jiang, Pacheco & Dasgupta, 2019). Within NI we can use indicators of deprivation and disadvantage to identify areas and populations that appear to stagnate, i.e. are persistently lack in social and especially economic change. Additionally, we will examine the socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of families who migrate from such communities and the lasting impact, if any, that relocation may have on the life-chances of their children. The main focus will be the socioeconomic trajectories and related outcomes of those who live in these areas over time and those who leave. Using NILS data will allow us to examine this issue in a manner not previously undertaken in NI. It provides the scope for longitudinal analysis (1981-2011): three points at which to examine intercensal change (transitions across time) for individual NILS sample members – 1981-1991, 1991-2001 & 2001-2011; and four time points at which to look at outcomes specific to each of the post-censual periods separately. With each we can examine different aspects of outcomes such as trends in social mobility, secular changes in health outcomes, especially mortality. References: Jiang, N., Pacheco, G., & Dasgupta, K. (2019). Understanding the transient population: insights from linked administrative data. Journal of Population Research, 36, 111-136. US Department of Health and Human Services. (2020). Office of disease prevention and health promotion. Healthy people.

This is an ambitious project which will help in understanding the landscape of areas of persistence in terms of deprivation within Northern Ireland. At the core of the project will be socio-economic indicators that permit identification of areas that remain persistently deprived. It will provide a richer picture of what people are living in these areas and what people leave these areas. It will help us to understand the implications of living in these areas in the context of outcomes related to socio-demographics, socioeconomics, family structure and health. It provides a unique opportunity to examine generational change using individual-level data and household-level data for those NILS members who completed the census in 1981 and the generations that followed them.

08/04/2020

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