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Irving, Shelley K. – Rural Sociology, 2008
This research compares the likelihood of exiting TANF with and without employment and the effects of important state TANF rules on welfare exits in more disadvantaged (large Rustbelt cities and poor southern nonmetro) and less disadvantaged (other metro and other nonmetro) areas during the 1996-2003 post-welfare reform period. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Income, Economically Disadvantaged, Metropolitan Areas, Welfare Services
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White, 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