Abstract
Transience can be broadly defined as repeated disruption of key social support mechanisms (including residence), and is often associated with negative impacts on social, health, education and/or employment outcomes. Prior research aimed at exploring the extent of residential movement has usually been restricted to survey evidence or infrequent census data. This study makes use of address notification information from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) to build a workable definition of transience and vulnerable transience for NZ, and quantify these population subgroups. We combine information from a wide range of other administrative data within the IDI to characterise these population groups with respect to their demographics, social service use, housing and family information, justice events and health characteristics. Better understanding of who is at risk of being transient will inform the work of a number of social sector agencies who deliver services to vulnerable populations.
About the presenter
Gail Pacheco is a Professor of Economics and Director of the NZ Work Research Institute, AUT.
She is an applied empirical labour economist with considerable experience leading projects involving both academic and external collaborations (from government, business and the community). For example, work with Ministry for Women, MBIE, Ministry of Education, and Superu. She also currently holds the post of Editor-in-Chief for NZ Economic Papers.