Measuring social exclusion and its distribution in England

We described the distribution of social exclusion and its domains by sex, region, age, and ethnicity.ResultsWe found the level of social exclusion was higher in the youngest age group and decreased by age. We found elevated levels of overall social exclusion for ethnic minoritised groups including African, Arab, and Caribbean groups compared to White British groups. We found distinct patterns within each domain.DiscussionWe developed an overall measure of social exclusion with five domains, and finding distinct patterns of social exclusion by age, ethnicity, and region which varied across domain. These findings suggest that attention should be paid to the separate domains due to different population distributions. This measurement approach moves beyond conceptual discussions of social exclusion and demonstrates the utility of a quantitative measure of social exclusion for use in health and social research.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research