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Cohort Profile: The Assessing Economic Transitions (ASSET) Study—A Community-Based Mixed-Methods Study of Economic Engagement among Inner-City Residents

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  • Lindsey Richardson

    (Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
    British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada)

  • Anita Minh

    (Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
    British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada
    Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

  • Deb McCormack

    (British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada)

  • Allison Laing

    (Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
    British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada)

  • Skye Barbic

    (Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada
    Providence Research, 1190 Hornby, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K5, Canada)

  • Kanna Hayashi

    (British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada)

  • M.-J. Milloy

    (British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada
    Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada)

  • Kimberly R. Huyser

    (Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada)

  • Kathleen Leahy

    (UBC Learning Exchange, University of British Columbia, 612 Main St., Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada)

  • Johanna Li

    (EMBERS Eastside Works, 57 E Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V6A 0A7, Canada)

Abstract

The Assessing Economic Transitions (ASSET) study was established to identify relationships between economic engagement, health and well-being in inner-city populations given that research in this area is currently underdeveloped. This paper describes the objectives, design, and characteristics of the ASSET study cohort, an open prospective cohort which aims to provide data on opportunities for addressing economic engagement in an inner-city drug-using population in Vancouver, Canada. Participants complete interviewer-administered surveys quarterly. A subset of participants complete nested semi-structured qualitative interviews semi-annually. Between April 2019 and May 2022, the study enrolled 257 participants ages 19 years or older (median age: 51; 40% Indigenous, 11.6% non-Indigenous people of colour; 39% cis-gender women, 3.9% transgender, genderqueer, or two-spirit) and 41 qualitative participants. At baseline, all participants reported past daily drug use, with 27% currently using opioids daily, and 20% currently using stimulants daily. In the three months prior to baseline, more participants undertook informal income generation (75%) than formal employment (50%). Employed participants largely had casual jobs (42%) or jobs with part-time/varied hours (35%). Nested qualitative studies will focus on how inner-city populations experience economic engagement. The resulting evidence will inform policy and programmatic initiatives to address socioeconomic drivers of health and well-being.

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  • Lindsey Richardson & Anita Minh & Deb McCormack & Allison Laing & Skye Barbic & Kanna Hayashi & M.-J. Milloy & Kimberly R. Huyser & Kathleen Leahy & Johanna Li, 2022. "Cohort Profile: The Assessing Economic Transitions (ASSET) Study—A Community-Based Mixed-Methods Study of Economic Engagement among Inner-City Residents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-24, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:16:p:10456-:d:894756
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