Material Security as a Measure of Poverty: A Validation Study with People Who Use Drugs

Jenna van Draanen, Kanna Hayashi, M.-J. Milloy, Ekaterina Nosova, Hennady Shulha, Cameron Grant and Lindsey Richardson ()
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Jenna van Draanen: University of British Columbia
Kanna Hayashi: British Columbia Centre On Substance Use
M.-J. Milloy: British Columbia Centre On Substance Use
Ekaterina Nosova: British Columbia Centre On Substance Use
Hennady Shulha: British Columbia Centres for Disease Control
Cameron Grant: British Columbia Centre On Substance Use
Lindsey Richardson: University of British Columbia

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2021, vol. 157, issue 2, No 3, 521 pages

Abstract: Abstract Poverty and socioeconomic status (SES) are conventionally measured through indicators of income, wealth, education and/or occupation, but for some populations such as people who use drugs (PWUD), these measures may not sufficiently capture material well-being. This paper examines the validity of material security, measured through a modified Family Resource Scale (FRS), as an alternative measure of poverty, comparing this to other measures in the context of exposure to violence among PWUD using multivariable generalized estimating equations. Three factors were detected within the FRS using exploratory factor analysis although confirmatory factor analysis did not confirm multifactorial structure. In contrast to other SES measures that had no or positive relationships with exposure to violence, higher FRS scores were associated with lower odds of exposure to violence in final analyses. The FRS thus adds an important perspective to the measurement of poverty, with potential relevance to other populations.

Keywords: Income; Material security; Poverty; Socioeconomic status; Substance use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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