Family Structure and the Process of Exiting from Welfare.

Rank, Mark R.

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ERIC Number: EJ342287

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Family Structure and the Process of Exiting from Welfare.

Rank, Mark R.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v48 n3 p607-18 Aug 1986

Examines the effect of family structure on the probability of exiting from welfare. Family structure is shown to have a sizable impact upon exiting welfare in both an aggregate and multivariate context, with female-headed families least likely to exit from public assistance. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Economic Change, Family Structure, Females, Heads of Households, One Parent Family, Reentry Workers, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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