The data presented is used by the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office.
In this section, we present data on the percentage of households with a child or children under 16 years unable to afford age appropriate books, outdoor leisure equipment (e.g. bicycle, roller skates, etc.), indoor games (educational baby toys, building blocks, board games, computer games, etc) or a regular leisure activity (e.g. swimming, playing an instrument, youth organisations, etc.).
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