Free School Meal Entitlement (FSME) as an indicator of socioeconomic deprivation in Northern Ireland: Advantages, disadvantages and alternatives

Debbie Roy; Finola Ferry; Caitlyn Rawers; Una O'Connor-Bones; Mark Shevlin; Eoin McElroy

Free School Meal Entitlement (FSME) as an indicator of socioeconomic deprivation in Northern Ireland: Advantages, disadvantages and alternatives

Debbie Roy, Finola Ferry, Caitlyn Rawers, Una O'Connor-Bones, Mark Shevlin, Eoin McElroy

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to assess whether FSME is fit for purpose as a proxy measure of socioeconomic deprivation and the feasibility of supplementing or replacing it with alternative indicators of socioeconomic status (SES).

Original language	English
Publisher	Department of Education, Northern Ireland
Number of pages	176
Publication status	Published - 21 Mar 2024

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Name	Research briefing
Publisher	Northern Ireland. Dept. of Education
No.	1
Volume	2024
ISSN (Print)	2049-8942

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The project was undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Ulster University and funded by the Department of Education.

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