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The Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families 25 Years After Welfare Reform

Year: 2021

Type: report

Abstract: We investigate how material well-being has changed over time for single mother headed families -the primary group affected by welfare reform and other policy changes of the 1990s.We focus on consumption as well as other indicators including components of consumption, measures of housing quality, and health insurance coverage.The results provide strong evidence that the material circumstances of single mothers improved in the decades following welfare reform.The consumption of the most disadvantaged single mother headed families-those with low consumption or low education-rose noticeably over time and at a faster rate than for those in comparison groups.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w29188

Authors: Jeehoon Han, Bruce Meyer, James Sullivan

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Chicago, Zhejiang University, University of Notre Dame

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3196594409

Cites: 52

Cited by: 24

Related to: 10