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Residential mobility for a national cohort of New Zealand-born children by area socioeconomic deprivation level and ethnic group.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aims of this study are to describe area deprivation levels and changes that occur during residential moves involving New Zealand children from birth to their fourth birthday, and to assess whether these changes vary by ethnicity.

Design

Longitudinal administrative data.

Setting

Children born in New Zealand from 2004 to 2018.

Participants

All (565 689) children born in New Zealand with at least one recorded residential move.

Outcome measures

A longitudinal data set was created containing lifetime address histories for our cohort. This was linked to the New Zealand Deprivation Index, a measure of small area deprivation. Counts of moves from each deprivation level to each other deprivation level were used to construct transition matrices.

Results

Children most commonly moved to an area with the same level of deprivation. This was especially pronounced in the most and least deprived areas. The number of moves observed also increased with deprivation. M?ori and Pasifika children were less likely to move to, or remain in low-deprivation areas, and more likely to move to high-deprivation areas. They also had disproportionately high numbers of moves.

Conclusion

While there was evidence of mobility between deprivation levels, the most common outcome of a move was no change in area deprivation. The most deprived areas had the highest number of moves. M?ori and Pasifika children were over-represented in high-deprivation areas and under-represented in low-deprivation areas. They also moved more frequently than the overall population of 0 to 3?year olds.

SUBMITTER: Robertson O

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7799129 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

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Residential mobility for a national cohort of New Zealand-born children by area socioeconomic deprivation level and ethnic group.

Robertson Oliver O Nathan Kim K Howden-Chapman Philippa P Baker Michael George MG Atatoa Carr Polly P Pierse Nevil N

BMJ open 20210108 1

<h4>Objectives</h4>The aims of this study are to describe area deprivation levels and changes that occur during residential moves involving New Zealand children from birth to their fourth birthday, and to assess whether these changes vary by ethnicity.<h4>Design</h4>Longitudinal administrative data.<h4>Setting</h4>Children born in New Zealand from 2004 to 2018.<h4>Participants</h4>All (565 689) children born in New Zealand with at least one recorded residential move.<h4>Outcome measures</h4>A lo ...[more]

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Dataset Information

Residential mobility for a national cohort of New Zealand-born children by area socioeconomic deprivation level and ethnic group.

Objectives

Design

Setting

Participants

Outcome measures

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Residential mobility for a national cohort of New Zealand-born children by area socioeconomic deprivation level and ethnic group.

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