Longitudinal determinants of mobility: new evidence for Indigenous children and their carers |
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Authors: | Nicholas Biddle |
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Institution: | (1) Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, Copland Building #24, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia;(2) Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper, I used data from Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) to look at the factors
associated with the probability of an Indigenous child and their carer changing usual residence over a (roughly) one-year
timespan. A number of new insights emerge from the analysis. First, those carers of Indigenous children who changed usual
residence in the year leading up to Wave 1 of the LSIC were more likely to change usual residence again in the year (or so)
that followed. Second, the older the carer, the lower the probability of moving, reflecting the lifecourse patterns of mobility.
Third, those who lived in mixed Indigenous and non-Indigenous households had higher levels of mobility than those who lived
in Indigenous-only households. The fourth main insight was that the characteristics of one’s dwelling seem to be more important
factors in explaining population movement than the characteristics of the area in which one lives. Arguably, the most important
insight from the paper is the ability of longitudinal data like the LSIC to provide answers to important policy questions. |
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