Popular Criteria for the Welfare Deservingness of Disability Pensioners: The Influence of Structural and Cultural Factors

Autor/inn/en	Jeene, Marjolein; van Oorschot, Wim; Uunk, Wilfred
Titel	Popular Criteria for the Welfare Deservingness of Disability Pensioners: The Influence of Structural and Cultural Factors
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 110 (2013) 3, S.1103-1117 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-011-9974-7
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Evaluation Criteria; Cultural Influences; Work Ethic; Welfare Services; Employment Patterns; Welfare Recipients; Eligibility; Disabilities; Political Attitudes; Social Indicators; Sociometric Techniques; Economic Factors; Sociocultural Patterns; Socioeconomic Influences; National Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Predictor Variables; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Arbeitsethos; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Eignung; Handicap; Behinderung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Soziometrie; Ökonomischer Faktor; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Statistische Analyse; Prädiktor; Niederlande
Abstract	Research has shown that several criteria underlie people's opinions about the welfare deservingness of benefit recipients. However, it remains unknown which factors are associated with the emphasis that people place on such criteria. Using a 2006 Dutch national survey on the welfare deservingness of disability pension recipients, we study the influence of structural and cultural factors on people's emphasis on three deservingness criteria: control, need, and reciprocity. OLS regression analyses show that people's emphasis on specific deservingness criteria is strengthened by structural factors that indicate the possibility of resource competition such as the following: age, lower levels of education, unemployment, and lower income. However, actual personal experience with receiving welfare benefits weakens criteria emphasis. Cultural factors such as the espousal of views from the political right and the possession of a strong work ethic are associated with a heightened emphasis on deservingness criteria. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10