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BC Adolescent Health Survey
- 200,000 youth since 1992
- 58 of 60 SD in 2018
- Stakeholder consultations
Annie Smith & Stephanie Martin, McCreary Centre Society BC - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Annie Smith & Stephanie Martin, McCreary Centre Society BC - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Annie Smith & Stephanie Martin, McCreary Centre Society BC Adolescent Health Survey 200,000 youth since 1992 58 of 60 SD in 2018 Stakeholder consultations identified new and emerging issues New items for 2018 Resiliency
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New items for 2018
- Resiliency
- Subjective well-being
- Medical marijuana
- Quality of sleep
- Indigenous language
- Time in nature
- School commute
- Online gambling
- Online relationships
- Time off line
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Need to get at poverty and deprivation
- Parental income
- Parental education and occupation
- Access to computer
- Family vacations
- Sharing a bedroom
- Going to bed hungry
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Poverty and deprivation
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Asked families about necessities for their children/youth
- A warm winter coat
- Daily fruit and vegetables
- Books and indoor games at home
- A hobby
- A bike
- Friends round for tea
- Well fitting shoes
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Missing Out: UK findings
Asked youth how to measure deprivation. Themes:
- Fitting in
- Having fun
- Building relationships
10-item index. Youth identify if they have the item, and if not if they want it.
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Geographical difference
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BC Index
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Measuring deprivation Haida Gwaii
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Measuring deprivation Prince Rupert
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Measuring deprivation Burnaby
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Measuring deprivation Vancouver
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Deprivation Index
- Money to spend on yourself
- Clothes to fit in
- Access to transportation
- Smartphone
- Lunch for school/money for lunch
- Access to Internet
- Space to hang out in
- Equipment/clothes for extracurriculars
- Money for school supplies, trips and extracurriculars
- A quiet place to sleep
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Piloting for 2018
2% 3% 11% 24% 27% 22% 9% 2% 12 years old
- r younger
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 years or
- lder
Age of participants
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Pilot results
Item Don’t have bu but wou
- uld lik
like Don’t have and don’t wan ant or
- r ne
need Ha Have Don’t know Mon
- ney to
- spe
spend on
- n yourself
10% 3% 84% 3% Som Some spac pace of
- f your own to
- han
hang ou
- ut in
in 7% 1% 90% 2% Lun Lunch for
- r sch
chool / mon
- ney to
- bu
buy lun lunch 5% 6% 87% 2% Clo lothes s in in or
- rder to fit
fit in in 5% 6% 85% 4% Sm Smartphone 5% 4% 91% 1% Mon
- ney for
- r sch
school sup supplies, s, sch school trips, s, and and to
- do
do ext xtracurricular act activities 4% 1% 93% 2% Acc Access to
- transportation
4% 1% 93% 3% Equ quipment/clothes you ne need to
- do
do extracurricular acti activities 3% 10% 86% 2% A A qu quiet pla place to
- sle
sleep 2% <1% 97% 1% Ac Access ss to
- the Internet
1% 0% 98% 1%
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Canada and UK deprivation index items
Can Canada UK UK Money to spend on yourself Weekly pocket money Some space of your own to hang out in Garden or other safe outdoor space Lunch for school / money to buy lunch Monthly saving money Clothes in order to fit in Clothes to fit in with other young people Smartphone MP3 player (e.g., iPod) (2017: Smartphone) Money for school supplies, school trips, and to do extracurricular activities Annual holiday with family Access to transportation Access to family car Equipment/clothes you need to do extracurricular activities Shoes, trainers or footwear to fit in with
- ther young people
A quiet place to sleep Monthly day trips with family Access to the Internet Cable/satellite TV (2017: access to Internet TV (YouTube, Netflix)
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Conclusion
- Deprivation is a complex issue
- Pilot shows the validity of developing a BC
Deprivation Index
- If you want to get it right ask young people
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