Not exact matches
For example,
areas with the scheme might be those in with
high levels of
deprivation and where teenage pregnancy rates were increasing.
In both surveys there were significant linear associations between socio - economic
deprivation and intakes of energy, non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) as a percentage of food energy, sugar - sweetened beverages, confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks and leisure - time screen use (all
higher among children in more deprived
areas), while intakes of fruit, fruit juice and vegetables showed the opposite trend.
The program is being piloted in
areas experiencing a
high degree of economic
deprivation.
Asylum seekers are placed in temporary accommodation, often in
areas of
high social
deprivation.
Hospital admission rates are 55 per cent
higher in some
areas than in others because of a greater prevalence of conditions such as diabetes, alcoholism, dementia and socioeconomic
deprivation.
In addition, the researchers observed that sociodemographic factors played a role, with an association between
areas of greater social
deprivation and
higher rates of opioid prescriptions.
Forty - two per cent of staff in schools in
areas of
high deprivation revealed that they did not offer enough work experience placements, in comparison to the 58 per cent that stated they did.
Pupils who live in the least deprived
areas, which is measured by the Income
Deprivation Affecting Children Index, will experience the
highest gains.
Safety concerns were the common theme for parents in urban and rural
areas along with
areas of
high and low
deprivation in Scotland.
It noted that there was no real link between poorer
areas and low take up of A-levels, citing the London boroughs of Lewisham and Islington as
areas with both
higher levels of
deprivation and equally
high levels of young people taking A-levels.
In rural and deprived
areas these concerns manifested themselves in
higher levels of driving and bus travel, along with more children being accompanied to school by an adult in
areas of
high deprivation.
Keeping Kids Cosy will target both rural and urban
areas of
higher deprivation across the two counties where the latest government statistics show fuel poverty levels as
high as 22.9 %, or over one in five house holds.
With the support of the UK Space Agency, 15,000 free Mars Diary books will be made available to primary schools across the UK with priority given to those in
areas of
high levels of
deprivation and education under - achievement.
Focus on improving the retention of science teachers within the profession, and also in schools of
highest need, for example in schools in
areas of
higher deprivation.
The scandal comes at a time when a recent survey on school governance carried out by the University of Bath and the National Governors Association (NGA)-- the most extensive of its kind to date — revealed that finding and keeping school governors in tough schools in
areas of
high deprivation is not easy.
«The schools highlighted in the report are also characterised by the
high expectations which they place on pupils, and how those pupils rise to the challenge - achieving in
areas of relatively
high deprivation.»
«It is not necessarily unfair for different schools to receive different levels of funding because some schools have
higher numbers of disadvantaged children and are in
areas with
higher deprivation.
Located in a
high deprivation area, it seeks to prepare students for careers in the STEM industries.
Since
deprivation is generally accepted as being
higher in urban
areas, urban
areas enjoy two lots of potentially duplicate, unmonitored funding.
There is a strong case for making sure that the first tranche are in urban or rural
areas with
high levels of
deprivation and low educational standards, both to create a ladder of opportunity for bright kids from the council estate or the rural backwater, and to have a beacon of educational excellence in those schools.
The absolute and relative risks of prolonged exposure to maternal smoking were greater for income than with
area deprivation which is due to a marginally
higher smoking rate among those in the lowest income households, and a marginally lower rate among those in the
highest, than was the case in relation to the corresponding
deprivation quintiles.
The SHeS analysis showed no variation with household income for boys or girls, but boys in
areas of
high deprivation were less likely to meet physical activity recommendations than those in more affluent
areas, with no clear pattern for girls.
Demographic and socio - economic factors were again also significantly independently associated with behavioural outcomes: children with a younger mother, those with lower social support, who had lived in persistent poverty and in an
area of
higher deprivation had poorer behavioural outcomes than other children.
Compared with couple families, lone parents are more likely to be in lower income groups, have lower educational qualifications and live in
areas of
higher deprivation.
For example, younger mothers are more likely to have lower qualifications, to be lone parents, and to live in
areas of
high deprivation.