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Well-being MattersA Social Report f
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iiiTable of ContentsList of TablesL
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contentsvList of TablesTable 6.1 Co
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contents viiFigure 6.31Figure 6.32F
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contents ixFigure 7.32Percentage of
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contents xiFigure 8.19 Marital Stat
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xvAbbreviationsADHEAAssociation for
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Part IV of the report documents wel
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6The Children Provision of Socialan
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s Article 6 - the right to life, su
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s Towards a composite index of well
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10well-being has been produced by a
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12These domains and indicators seek
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14Many children in vulnerable situa
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16Happiness and Life SatisfactionBe
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18Figure 6.4 Child Poverty in Irela
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20On this measure of deprivation, 1
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22It would also be relevant to trac
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24Figure 6.8Rates of Return to the
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26Unicef has qualified their findin
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28Almost two thirds (65 per cent) o
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30Figure 6.11 Educational Achieveme
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32Overall, a key challenge is to en
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346.5.3 Commentary on Work and Part
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36This means ‘getting the right p
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38%1086Figure 6.12 Percentage of Ho
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40The proportion of children in Ire
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42Peer RelationshipsChildren’s re
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44may undermine other aspects of th
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466.7 Community and Environment6.7.
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48Figure 6.20 Percentage of Student
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50Figure 6.22 Percentage of Young P
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52Better data are required on child
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54Smoking CigarettesThe tobacco use
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56Using cannabisThere are many diff
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58Figure 6.27 Percentage of Childre
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60Figure 6.29 Percentage of Childre
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62Admissions to Psychiatric Hospita
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64for health and well-being. Irish
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66The United Kingdom, which has a h
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68Figure 6.32 Percentage of Childre
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70Figure 6.34 Children who Report F
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72Child AbuseThe third component of
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74Figure 6.38 Does Society Provide
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76Dáil na nÓg and the establishme
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78have a high risk of poverty, and
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80Table 6.2Reading Literacy Example
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782People of Working Age
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86These domains and indicators atte
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88Figure 7.1 Percentage of the Popu
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90Social ExpenditureIn relation to
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92Income DistributionThe average ne
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94Income PovertyThe second componen
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96In general, the working age popul
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98One of the key issues to be addre
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100Figure 7.12Employment Rates of P
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102On average, in Ireland, women we
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104Satisfaction With Work and Free
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106Figure 7.17 shows numbers of men
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108Jobseeker ClaimantsThe third ind
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110Life-long LearningThe second ind
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112People who become unemployed are
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1147.5.3 Commentary on Work and Par
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116Figure 7.23 Percentage of Births
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118Figure 7.25 Age Profile of Mothe
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120Recipients of Carers PaymentsThe
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122Specific priority actions includ
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124Figure 7.29 Occupation of Mortga
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126Community - Getting Practical He
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128Attendance at Arts EventsInvolve
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130SummaryIreland has traditionally
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132While a relatively high level of
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134In 2007, over one quarter (27 pe
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136Figure 7.39 Percentage of Smoker
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138Figure 7.41 Body Weight by Age a
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140Figure 7.43 Percentage of Respon
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142Figure 7.45 Mean Score on Mental
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144Towards 2016 does not contain a
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146The graphic shows that 71 per ce
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148Figure 7.48 Percentage of Employ
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150Figure 7.50 Perception of Crime
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152Intercultural DialogueThe second
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1547.9.3 Commentary on Democracy an
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156Participation in education and t
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158Three quarters of the population
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160Table 7.2Suports for People of W
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8162Older People
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164The social and economic contribu
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166The Australian Office of Ageing
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1688.2 Assessing Older People’s W
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170Table 8.2 Construction of Older
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1728.3 The Context for Older People
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174The proportion of the population
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176Figure 8.7 Life Satisfaction, OE
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178Figure 8.8Composition of Single
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180Figure 8.10Male Net Pension Repl
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182Consistent PovertyIncome poverty
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184Figure 8.15Heating Deprivation A
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186Policy commitments acknowledge t
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188Figure 8.17Average Exit Age from
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190Information on current participa
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192Marital StatusUnder family struc
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194LonelinessThe National Council o
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196Resident in Nursing Homes and Ho
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198Towards 2016 recognises the ‘i
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200Housing ProblemsSome 8.6 per cen
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202Figure 8.26Percentage of Respond
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304buildings has improved as a resu
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306An example is used here to illus
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BAppendix BBrofenbrenner’s Ecolog
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CAppendix CUnicef’s Summary of Ch
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312Table C1Child Well-being Across
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DAppendix DExplanation of NationalD
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316had ‘just a little difficulty
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EAppendix EDisability IndicatorsPro
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FAppendix F ADomains Policy Proposa
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GAppendix G APolicy Questions Propo
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325ReferencesAHEAD (2000) Disabilit
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eferences 327Department of Environm
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eferences 329Halpenny, A.M. and Gil
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eferences 331National Council on Ag
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eferences 333Reception and Integrat