Studies of Poverty among the Sub-employed in Three Special Areas, 1968-1969

<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>This study of the sub-employed built on a national survey of poverty and the distribution of resources, carried out in the late 1960s, and financed by the Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust. <br> Conducted in Salford, Glasgow and Belfast, this later study focused on the economic and social conditions of the low-paid and sub-employed, the long-term and irregularly unemployed, and the chronic sick and disabled. It was undertaken to determine the extent to which poverty among these groups is related to local employment policies. Employment conditions, the distribution of income and other resources were investigated by means of a survey of households as well as a separate survey of the labour force policies and wage structures of local firms.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<br>Poverty; unemployment; unemployed; inequality; standard of living; social disadvantaged; disabled; sick persons.