Gatenio Gabel Shirley, Zhang Yiwei
Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, New York, NY 10458, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Nov 6;14(11):1349. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14111349.
In recent decades, measures of child well-being have evolved from single dimension to multidimensional measures. Multi-dimensional measures deepen and broaden our understanding of child well-being and inform us of areas of neglect. Child well-being in China today is measured through proxy measures of household need. This paper discusses the evolution of child well-being measures more generally, explores the benefits of positive indicators and multiple dimensions in formulating policy, and then reviews efforts to date by the Chinese government, researchers, and non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations to develop comprehensive multidimensional measures of child well-being in China. The domains and their potential interactions, as well as data sources and availability, are presented. The authors believe that child well-being in China would benefit from the development of a multidimensional index and that there is sufficient data to develop such an index.
近几十年来，儿童福祉衡量指标已从单维度发展为多维度衡量指标。多维度衡量指标加深并拓宽了我们对儿童福祉的理解，并让我们了解到被忽视的领域。当今中国通过家庭需求的替代指标来衡量儿童福祉。本文更全面地讨论了儿童福祉衡量指标的演变，探讨了积极指标和多维度在政策制定中的益处，然后回顾了中国政府、研究人员以及非政府组织和政府间组织迄今为止为制定中国儿童福祉综合多维度衡量指标所做的努力。文中介绍了各领域及其潜在相互作用，以及数据来源和可得性。作者认为，中国儿童福祉将受益于多维度指数的制定，并且有足够的数据来制定这样一个指数。
