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The exploration of the dispersal of British military families in England following the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.

ABSTRACT: Strictly relying on publicly available data, this study depicts and quantifies the spatial pattern of England's military families with dependent children. England's Service Pupil Premium for the financial years between 2011 and 2019 is used as a proxy variable to estimate the density of service children at the parliamentary constituency level. Methodologically, the approach allows an assessment of spatial movements of a population or a cohort. The results inform policy makers by providing evidence-based findings about the location of England's military families and how the distribution has changed between 2011 and 2019. The results show empirical evidence supporting the hypothesis that, at a macro scale, beyond commuting distance, England's military families are becoming increasingly dispersed. We argue that the findings unveil spatial dynamics that have practical issues of housing, employment, and education regarding military families.

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7478832 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The exploration of the dispersal of British military families in England following the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.

Rodrigues Michael M Osborne Alison K AK Johnson Derek D Kiernan Matthew D MD

PloS one 20200908 9

Strictly relying on publicly available data, this study depicts and quantifies the spatial pattern of England's military families with dependent children. England's Service Pupil Premium for the financial years between 2011 and 2019 is used as a proxy variable to estimate the density of service children at the parliamentary constituency level. Methodologically, the approach allows an assessment of spatial movements of a population or a cohort. The results inform policy makers by providing eviden ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundFood insecurity has been associated with dietary intake and weight status in UK adults and children although results have been mixed and ethnicity has not been explored. We aimed to compare prevalence and trajectories of weight and dietary intakes among food secure and insecure White British and Pakistani-origin families.MethodsAt 12 months postpartum, mothers in the Born in Bradford cohort completed a questionnaire on food security status and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) assessing their child's intake in the previous month; at 18 months postpartum, mothers completed a short-form FFQ assessing dietary intake in the previous 12 months. Weights and heights of mothers and infants were assessed at 12-, 24-, and 36-months postpartum, with an additional measurement of children taken at 4-5 years. Associations between food security status and dietary intakes were assessed using Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney for continuous variables and ?2 or Fisher's exact tests for categorical variables. Quantile and logistic regression were used to determine dietary intakes adjusting for mother's age. Linear mixed effects models were used to assess longitudinal changes in body mass index (BMI) in mothers and BMI z-scores in children.ResultsAt 12 months postpartum, White British mothers reported more food insecurity than Pakistani-origin mothers (11% vs 7%; p?<?0.01) and more food insecure mothers were overweight. Between 12 and 36 months postpartum, BMI increased more among food insecure Pakistani-origin mothers (??=?0.77 units, [95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.40, 1.10]) than food secure (??=?0.44 units, 95% CI: 0.33, 0.55). This was also found in Pakistani-origin children (BMI z-score: food insecure ??=?0.40 units, 95% CI: 0.22, 0.59; food secure ??=?0.25 units, 95% CI: 0.20, 0.29). No significant increases in BMI were observed for food secure or insecure White British mothers while BMI z-score increased by 0.17 (95% CI: 0.13, 0.21) for food secure White British children. Food insecure mothers and children had dietary intakes of poorer quality, with fewer vegetables and higher consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks.ConclusionsFood security status is associated with body weight and dietary intakes differentially by ethnicity. These are important considerations for developing targeted interventions.

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The exploration of the dispersal of British military families in England following the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.

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The exploration of the dispersal of British military families in England following the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.

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