dc.contributor.author | Reynolds, Andrew | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-09T17:03:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-07-09T17:03:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07-09T17:03:10Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/80592 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper evaluates the relationship between having previously been a ward of the state as a child and the likelihood of having high self-reported well-being as an adult. Using data from the 2014 General Social Survey and a probit model, with basic controls I find that being in government care as a child reduces the likelihood of having high well-being by 10.6 percentage points, or 12.5%. However, once I control for additional variables, many of which may also be influenced by being a ward of the state, this relationship disappears. As well, having previously been a ward of the state is associated with an increased likelihood of being a victim of sexual assault before the age of 15, along with lower income and education. These variables, save for low education, are found to be significantly correlated with high well-being. Also, being a ward of the state as a child is associated with: employment status, sense of belonging, disability status which also have significant impacts on high well-being in my model. Thus, there are indirect consequences on well-being stemming from being a ward of the state as a child. Programs that aid with the mental health burden of those recovering from sexual assault would be beneficial, along with direct income support, and education programs designed to increase income. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Foster care | en_US |
dc.subject | Group homes | en_US |
dc.subject | Well-being | en_US |
dc.subject | Foster children | |
dc.title | WARDS OF THE STATE: ANALYSING THE WELL-BEING OF CANADIAN INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY IN GOVERNMENT CARE | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2021-07-07 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Economics | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | n/a | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Daniel Rosenblum | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Casey Warman | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Peter Burton | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Shelley Phipps | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |