Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis
A new literature on the nature of and policies for youth in Latin America is emerging, but there is still very little known about who are the most vulnerable young people. This paper aims to characterize the heterogeneity in the youth population a...
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okr-10986-75712021-04-23T14:02:34Z Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis Bagby, Emilie Cunningham, Wendy ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADDICTION ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT MEDICINE ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGE OF MARRIAGE AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ARMED CONFLICT AVERAGE AGE BULLETIN CHILD HEALTH CHILDBEARING CHILDHOODS COCAINE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOM CONDOM USE CONDOMS CONTRACEPTION CRIME CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS DROPOUT DROPOUTS DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY IDENTIFICATION EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC INEQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FIRST CHILD FIRST PREGNANCY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE GENDER GENDERS GIRLS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH PROMOTION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LATIN AMERICAN LEVELS OF EDUCATION MARIJUANA MARIJUANA USE MARRIAGE AGE MEDICAL SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH MOTHER OBESITY OLD AGE OLDER AGE GROUPS OLDER MALES PARENT EDUCATION PARENTAL CONSENT PARENTAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTIES POLLUTION POPULATION CENTER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HEALTH RADIO REHABILITATION RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS RESPECT RISK BEHAVIOR RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS RISK TAKING RISK-TAKING RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEX RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL YOUTH SAFE SEX SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL YEARS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE SUICIDE TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TV UNPROTECTED SEX URBAN AREAS URBAN YOUTH VIOLENCE VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG AGE YOUNG AGES YOUNG MALES YOUNG PERSON YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTH SMOKING YOUTHS A new literature on the nature of and policies for youth in Latin America is emerging, but there is still very little known about who are the most vulnerable young people. This paper aims to characterize the heterogeneity in the youth population and identify ex ante the youth that are at-risk and should be targeted with prevention programs. Using non-parametric methodologies and specialized youth surveys from Mexico and Chile, the authors quantify and characterize the different sub-groups of youth, according to the amount of risk in their lives, and find that approximately 20 percent of 18 to 24 year old Chileans and 40 percent of the same age cohort in Mexico are suffering the consequences of a range of negative behaviors. Another 8 to 20 percent demonstrate factors in their lives that pre-dispose them to becoming at-risk youth - they are the candidates for prevention programs. The analysis finds two observable variables that can be used to identify which children have a higher probability of becoming troubled youth: poverty and residing in rural areas. The analysis also finds that risky behaviors increase with age and differ by gender, thereby highlighting the need for program and policy differentiation along these two demographic dimensions. 2012-06-08T19:19:16Z 2012-06-08T19:19:16Z 2007-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8474831/early-identification-at-risk-youth-latin-america-application-cluster-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7571 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4377 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Latin America |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADDICTION ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT MEDICINE ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGE OF MARRIAGE AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ARMED CONFLICT AVERAGE AGE BULLETIN CHILD HEALTH CHILDBEARING CHILDHOODS COCAINE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOM CONDOM USE CONDOMS CONTRACEPTION CRIME CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS DROPOUT DROPOUTS DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY IDENTIFICATION EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC INEQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FIRST CHILD FIRST PREGNANCY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE GENDER GENDERS GIRLS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH PROMOTION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LATIN AMERICAN LEVELS OF EDUCATION MARIJUANA MARIJUANA USE MARRIAGE AGE MEDICAL SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH MOTHER OBESITY OLD AGE OLDER AGE GROUPS OLDER MALES PARENT EDUCATION PARENTAL CONSENT PARENTAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTIES POLLUTION POPULATION CENTER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HEALTH RADIO REHABILITATION RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS RESPECT RISK BEHAVIOR RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS RISK TAKING RISK-TAKING RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEX RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL YOUTH SAFE SEX SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL YEARS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE SUICIDE TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TV UNPROTECTED SEX URBAN AREAS URBAN YOUTH VIOLENCE VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG AGE YOUNG AGES YOUNG MALES YOUNG PERSON YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTH SMOKING YOUTHS |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADDICTION ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT MEDICINE ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGE OF MARRIAGE AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ARMED CONFLICT AVERAGE AGE BULLETIN CHILD HEALTH CHILDBEARING CHILDHOODS COCAINE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOM CONDOM USE CONDOMS CONTRACEPTION CRIME CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS DROPOUT DROPOUTS DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY IDENTIFICATION EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC INEQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FIRST CHILD FIRST PREGNANCY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE GENDER GENDERS GIRLS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH PROMOTION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LATIN AMERICAN LEVELS OF EDUCATION MARIJUANA MARIJUANA USE MARRIAGE AGE MEDICAL SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH MOTHER OBESITY OLD AGE OLDER AGE GROUPS OLDER MALES PARENT EDUCATION PARENTAL CONSENT PARENTAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTIES POLLUTION POPULATION CENTER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HEALTH RADIO REHABILITATION RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS RESPECT RISK BEHAVIOR RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS RISK TAKING RISK-TAKING RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEX RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL YOUTH SAFE SEX SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL YEARS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE SUICIDE TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TV UNPROTECTED SEX URBAN AREAS URBAN YOUTH VIOLENCE VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG AGE YOUNG AGES YOUNG MALES YOUNG PERSON YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTH SMOKING YOUTHS Bagby, Emilie Cunningham, Wendy Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis |
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Latin America & Caribbean Latin America |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4377 |
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A new literature on the nature of and
policies for youth in Latin America is emerging, but there
is still very little known about who are the most vulnerable
young people. This paper aims to characterize the
heterogeneity in the youth population and identify ex ante
the youth that are at-risk and should be targeted with
prevention programs. Using non-parametric methodologies and
specialized youth surveys from Mexico and Chile, the authors
quantify and characterize the different sub-groups of youth,
according to the amount of risk in their lives, and find
that approximately 20 percent of 18 to 24 year old Chileans
and 40 percent of the same age cohort in Mexico are
suffering the consequences of a range of negative behaviors.
Another 8 to 20 percent demonstrate factors in their lives
that pre-dispose them to becoming at-risk youth - they are
the candidates for prevention programs. The analysis finds
two observable variables that can be used to identify which
children have a higher probability of becoming troubled
youth: poverty and residing in rural areas. The analysis
also finds that risky behaviors increase with age and differ
by gender, thereby highlighting the need for program and
policy differentiation along these two demographic dimensions. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Bagby, Emilie Cunningham, Wendy |
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Bagby, Emilie Cunningham, Wendy |
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Bagby, Emilie |
| title |
Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis |
| title_short |
Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis |
| title_full |
Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis |
| title_fullStr |
Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis |
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Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis |
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early identification of at-risk youth in latin america : an application of cluster analysis |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8474831/early-identification-at-risk-youth-latin-america-application-cluster-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7571 |
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