Examines patterns of social class identification among farmers in New York. Reveals farmers most frequently identify with working class and indicates a combination of agricultural and nonagricultural class status factors are related to subjective social class placement. Identifies education, total family income, net worth, and number of hired…

Studies the relative importance of income, wealth, and family characteristics in explaining the decision to save, the level of saving in households, and the patterns of saving in several types of families. Findings suggest that the level of saving is best explained by a family's current wealth position. (Author/CT)

This study examines the assessment of planning by low income families. The influence of dyadic consensus on planning; of locus of control on dyadic consensus; and of age, education, and income on locus of control are the primary foci of this study. (CT)

Examines the likelihood of extended joblessness for breadwinners unemployed during the recession of 1975. Women who head families are more likely to be unemployed for an extended period than are male breadwinners. Family heads with young children are more likely to be unemployed than those with older families. (Author/BEF)

Examines educational attainment in Bangladesh using two different variables: current school enrollment and highest level of schooling attained. Finds that educational attainment of children is higher for females than for males and is positively associated with household income and parents' level of education (especially that of mothers). (Contains…

Guidelines are offered to assist parents of children with disabilities in filing federal income tax forms. Suggestions focus on keeping paperwork organized through the year, avoiding audits, making allowable medical deductions, and being aware of recent changes in the tax laws. (JDD)

Argues that meaning of economic motive for White married mothers' labor force participation has changed over past 30 years. Asserts that, for most White married mothers, decision to work is characterized as personal choice to seek ideal lifestyle combining family and employment rather than economic necessity. (Author/NB)

Car seat loan programs addressing low-income populations should place greater emphasis on education of medical providers to provide education and referrals, encourage organizational policy that requires a safe first ride home, and address issues of social support and perceived norms and ease of acquisition. (Author)

Income growth and stagnation is discussed, several trends in income inequality among American families are examined, and the notion of a vanishing middle class that may be losing the college cost race is addressed. (MSE)

University of California undergraduates (n=1,269) were asked to estimate starting salaries for bachelor's and master's engineering graduates, average engineering salaries, and average earnings of full-time workers with high school or undergraduate education. Beliefs varied systematically with year of study, proximity of the occupation to student's…

The costs for housing inmates were extrapolated from a survey of inmates and recidivists and from 1990 Alabama census data on family size and income and welfare recipients. Incarceration appeared to have hidden costs, and correctional education seemed the best known solution for reducing recidivism and decreasing the size of the prison population.…

Annualized nonreimbursed spending by 99 Chicago-area households supporting an adult family member with a developmental disability was evaluated across 10 categories of daily living expenses and disability-related services. The average annual out-of-pocket cost was $6,348 with the percentage of household income represented by these costs increasing…

Using pooled data from eight U.S. censuses (primarily state-level and university county-level variables), this study finds a significant positive effect of university community size on state aggregate personal income growth. Weaker effects are found on state employment growth (positive) and state population growth (negative). States might leverage…

The rapid economic growth of Vietnam provides an interesting insight into the sharp decline in child labor. A study of the rising economic status of the population across Vietnam shows that children returned to school or stopped working as their family incomes grew. The decline in child labor is steep in poor households as they emerged from…

Populations not autonomous in their administrative relations has difficulties with access to social benefits of the Caisses d'Allocations Familiales (CAFs). These difficulties, whether rooted in cultural, educational, social, or other issues, disrupt the management of their documents of social benefits and thereby weigh on their economic…