Poverty in Childhood
Full-time68.8%59.3%46.5%38.8%Part-time16.3%18.7%28.6%16.3%Unemployed3.4%4.8%6.6%6.6%Not in the labour force11.5%17.2%18.3%38.3%181920212223242526-32204060801009.6%28.6%$32.17$26.2571.471.962.864.9BetterWorse

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Experiencing poverty in childhood

Are socio-economic outcomes in adulthood dependent on the economic status of our parents?

The HILDA survey is a study of Australian households that has collected data on economic and personal wellbeing since 2001.

We use HILDA data to explore the impact of experiencing disadvantage in childhood on socio-economic outcomes in adulthood.

Our analysis studied 2000 children that we classify into the
following 4 groups

Never Poor: Never experienced poverty during childhood

Occasionally Poor: Experienced poverty for at least 1 year during childhood, but no more than 20% of years

Regularly Poor: Experienced poverty for more than 20% during childhood but no more than 50% of years

Frequently Poor: Experienced poverty for more than 50% of childhood