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Economic Restructuring and Changing Prevalence of Female-Headed Families in America.
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McLaughlin, Diane K.; Gardner, Erica L.; Lichter, Daniel T. – Rural Sociology, 1999
Analysis of census data indicates that female-headed households increased more rapidly in nonmetro than metro counties between 1980 and 1990; industrial restructuring contributed to change in nonmetro and metro female-headed households, with changes in various industries producing different effects; and formation of female-headed households was…
Descriptors: Divorce, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Family Structure
Poverty in Female-headed Households: Residential Differences.
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McLaughlin, Diane K.; Sachs, Carolyn – Rural Sociology, 1988
Examines how individual characteristics and the employment opportunity structure vary for female-headed households in urban and nonmetropolitan areas. Finds little difference by residence on characteristics that influence poverty status. Employed nonmetro women more likely to have poverty incomes while opportunities for female headed nonmetro…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Household Composition and Poverty among Female-Headed Households with Children: Differences by Race and Residence
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Snyder, Anastasia R.; McLaughlin, Diane K.; Findeis, Jill – Rural Sociology, 2006
We examine race and residential variation in the prevalence of female-headed households with children and how household composition is associated with several key economic well-being outcomes using data from the 2000 5% Public Use Microdata Sample of the U.S. Census. Special attention is paid to cohabiting female-headed households with children…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Poverty, Family Income, Fatherless Family