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Direct linkWhite, Amanda M.; Gager, Constance T. – Youth & Society, 2007
Using data from the Survey of Adults and Youth, the authors examine the effect of economic status on youths' involvement in both school- and nonschool-related extracurricular activities. Specifically, they assess the association between four alternative measures of economic status--recipiency of food stamps, Aid to Families with Dependent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student Participation, Social Capital, Family Income
Peer reviewedBenda, Brent B.; Corwyn, Robert Flynn – Youth & Society, 1998
Adolescents (n=414) living with rural Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) families were studied to determine predictors of sexual behavior in blacks and whites. Sex- and age-related differences were noted. The role of family support, welfare, and feelings of frustration were studied along with other variables. (Author/MMU)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Theories, Blacks
Peer reviewedSmith, Elizabeth C. – Child Welfare, 1995
Surveyed 207 parents who were using the Transitional Child Care subsidy 6 months after leaving welfare to examine their characteristics and demographics and illustrate the life circumstances they faced. Findings suggest that income, erratic schedules, and ages of children contribute to the complexities parents face in accessing and using child day…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Day Care, Demography, Early Childhood Education
Download full textO'Neill, June E.; Hill, M. Anne – 2001
This report is the first in a series documenting the actual results of welfare reform, examining changes in the welfare and work participation of single mothers. Data come from the annual March supplement to the U.S. Current Population Survey. Results find that the number of families on welfare declined by 50 percent between passage of welfare…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC. – 1994
This set of factsheets presents information and statistics about adolescent mothers in the United States in the areas of: (1) births and marriage; (2) aid to families of dependent children (AFDC); (3) education and training; (4) living arrangements; and (5) subsequent pregnancy. Even though the adolescent birth rate in the United States is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Birth Rate, Demography
Caspar, Emma, Ed. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2008
The purpose of "Focus" is to provide coverage of poverty-related research, events, and issues, and to acquaint a large audience with the work of the Institute for Research on Poverty by means of short essays on selected pieces of research. This issue contains the following articles: (1) The new global labor market (Richard B. Freeman);…
Descriptors: Poverty, Child Welfare, Labor Market, Foreign Countries
