Child Well-Being in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Dominic Richardson; Petra Hoelscher; Jonathan Bradshaw

doi:10.1007/s12187-008-9020-8

Child Well-Being in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Dominic Richardson, Petra Hoelscher, Jonathan Bradshaw

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Abstract

This is the first attempt to produce a multidimensional index of the wellbeing of children in the CEE/CIS countries. It follows the methods employed in similar indices produced by the same authors for EU and OECD countries. Indicators are derived from existing survey and administrative sources, they are combined into components and the components are combined into seven domains of well-being. There is considerable variation in the performance of different countries in different domains. The domains are combined into a single index: Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia and Serbia are at the top of the index. Azerbaijan, Albania, Tajikistan and Moldova are at the bottom of the index. The article describes how the index was put together, explores its sensitivity and shortcomings. The level of wealth in GDP per capita explains only about a third of the variation of children's well-being in this region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-250
Number of pages	40
Journal	Child Indicators Research
Volume	1
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-008-9020-8
Publication status	Published - Sept 2008

Keywords

Child well-being
Central Europe
Eastern Europe, former Soviet states

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