Segmenting citizens according to their self-sufficiency
A tool for local government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3637642 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marleen Fluit (0000-0003-0664-5005, University of Groningen, corresponding author), Thomas Bortolotti (0000-0001-6550-411X, University of Groningen), Manda Broekhuis (0000-0002-3975-6716, University of Groningen), Mayan Van Teerns |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 335 |
| Pages | 116246 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116246 |
| PMID | 37741189 |
| OpenAlex | W4386753734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Identifying subgroups of citizens with varying levels of self-sufficiency in a large local or regional population provides local government with essential input for providing matching services and well-grounded spending of health and well-being expenditures. This paper identifies self-sufficiency levels of citizens by segmenting a broad adult population. We used data from a citizen survey based on a randomly selected response group containing questions on a wide range of topics, including finances, health and living conditions, and complemented these data with registration data, including information on housing type and household composition. We conducted a latent class cluster analysis using six indicators: perception of making ends meet, perceived health, quality of life, self-efficacy, access to socialsupport and social network. High scores on the indicators translate to high levels of self-sufficiency. We used a biased-adjusted, three-step approach to characterise the segments. Six meaningful segments were identified and labelled as 'highly self-sufficient,' 'self-sufficient - medium access to social support,' 'self-sufficient - medium self-efficacy,' 'moderately self-sufficient - low self-efficacy & high social network,' 'moderately self-sufficient - low access to social support/social network & high perceived health' and 'not self-sufficient.' At a macro level, perception of making ends meet and quality of life have discriminating value in assessing self-sufficiency. For a more detailed differentiation between groups with similar levels of self-sufficiency, perceived health, self-efficacy, access to socialsupport, and social network are valuable indicators. Overall, this study introduces a comprehensive tool to assess self-sufficiency in larger groups of citizens by using a parsimonious number of indicators. Local and regional governments can apply this tool to effectively assess the self-sufficiency levels of their population and signal potentially vulnerable groups. In this way, the tool makes the identification of self-sufficiency levels of larger populations more feasible and more efficient and can be widely adopted in different contexts
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |