ArticleSocial indicators research2021
Material security as a measure of poverty: a validation study with people who use drugs.
Article in Social indicators research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Material hardship, forced displacement, and negative health outcomes among unhoused people who use drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado: a latent class analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Alternative Income Assistance Payment Schedules on Health and Social Service Access in Canada: Evidence from an Experimental Study.Journal of social service research · 2025Article
- Material Hardship, Forced Displacement, and Negative Health Outcomes Among Unhoused People Who Use Drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado: A Latent Class Analysis.Research square · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic marginalization and risk of overdose in a community-recruited cohort of people who use drugs: A longitudinal analysis.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Observational
- Cohort Profile: The Assessing Economic Transitions (ASSET) Study-A Community-Based Mixed-Methods Study of Economic Engagement among Inner-City Residents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Material Security Scale as a Measurement of Poverty among Key Populations At-Risk for HIV/AIDS in Malaysia: An Implication for People Who Use Drugs and Transgender People during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Parental and own substance use disorder: The intersection of gender and early adversity.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
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Abstract
Poverty and socioeconomic status (SES) are conventionally measured through indicators of income, wealth, education and/or occupation, but for some populations such as people who use drugs (PWUD), these measures may not sufficiently capture material well-being. This paper examines the reliability and validity of material security, measured through a modified Family Resource Scale (FRS) as an alternative measure of poverty, comparing this to other measures in the context of exposure to violence among PWUD using multivariable generalized estimating equations. The FRS demonstrated good reliability (α=0.83) as well as content, criterion, and construct validity. Three factors were detected within the FRS representing access to housing, economic resources, and basic needs and services. In contrast to other SES measures that had no or positive relationships with exposure to violence, higher FRS scores were associated with lower odds of exposure to violence in final analyses. The FRS thus adds an important perspective to the measurement of poverty, with potential relevance to other populations.
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