Effects of Welfare Participation on Marriage

We investigated the widely held premise that welfare participation causes women to refrain from marriage. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 3,219), we employed an event history approach to study transitions to marriage among mothers who have had a nonmarital birth....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Marriage and Family. - National Council on Family Relations, 1964. - 71(2009), 4, Seite 878-891
1. Verfasser: Teitler, Julien O. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Reichman, Nancy E., Nepomnyaschy, Lenna, Garfinkel, Irwin, Teachman, Jay
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Marriage and Family
Schlagworte:marriage welfare welfare reform Political science Social sciences Biological sciences Health sciences Behavioral sciences