Living standards in the UK

Patsios, Demi, Pomati, Marco ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3370-2709 and Hillyard, Paddy 2017. Living standards in the UK. Bramley, Glen and Bailey, Nick, eds. Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK: Vol. 2: The Dimensions of Disadvantage, Vol. 2. Policy Press, 57–90. (10.1332/policypress/9781447334224.003.0003)

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of a conceptual framework and analytical tool for measuring UK living standards (UK-LS). It aims to supplement and complement B-SEM and PSE poverty and social exclusion measures by combining objective indicators of living conditions (resources) and subjective assessments of those living conditions (outcomes) falling into eleven dimensions under three overarching domains: ‘what we have’, ‘what we do’, and ‘where we live’. Descriptive and exploratory analyses using selected examples of ‘what we have’ domain reveals that individuals with varying levels of ‘resources’ (ie. income, wealth, material goods etc) differ on objective and subjective ‘outcomes’ of living standards within and across living standards dimensions. We conclude that multidimensional indicators of living standards can provide a supplementary and complementary evidence base to inform policy and research by expanding focus beyond those traditionally considered poor or socially excluded for those higher up the range of living standards. However, in order for the conceptual model and analytical framework to be useful, potential users must be clear about resources versus outcomes when seeking to uncover the complex interactions (and associations) between objective and subjective indicators of living standards and equally important the purpose for which the UK-LS analytical framework is being used.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Policy Press
ISBN:	9781447334224
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2024 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/104965

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