A Widening immigrant – native gap. Child income and poverty in Sweden among immigrants from Turkey and the surrounding region
A Widening immigrant – native gap. Child income and poverty in Sweden among immigrants from Turkey and the surrounding region

Author(s): Björn Gustafsson, Torun Österberg
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Welfare systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Sweden; child income; poverty; immigrants; Turkey;
Summary/Abstract: Sweden has received immigrants from Turkey for many years. As a consequence, in 2010 there were approximately 20,000 children with a Turkish migration background have living in Sweden. That is, they are born in Sweden having at least one parent born in Sweden or are themselves born in Turkey. How is this group faring in terms of income in the households they live in? How large is relative poverty among such children? We expect to find an income gap and ask if the gap has widened over a period of one generation, and if so, we try to understand the reasons underlying such a development.

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