Domestic Violence Among AFDC Recipients: Implications for Welfare-to-Work Programs

This article reports on a 1996 prevalence study of domestic violence and other partne and family-related problems among 404 female aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) recipients in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area. Almost one third of the women had been abused sometime in thei...

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Published inAffilia Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 199 - 216
Main Authors Sable, Marjorie R., Libbus, M. Kay, Huneke, Diane, Anger, Kathleen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.07.1999
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Battered Women
Claimants
Domestic violence
Employment
Factors
Family Violence
Family Work Relationship
Kansas City, Missouri
Labor Force Participation
USA
Welfare
Welfare benefits
Welfare Recipients
Women
Workfare
Working Women
Kansas City Missouri
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Summary:This article reports on a 1996 prevalence study of domestic violence and other partne and family-related problems among 404 female aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) recipients in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area. Almost one third of the women had been abused sometime in their lives, and 10% had been abused in the past year. The women stated that abuse or lack of support reduced their ability to work, but not as often as did lack of child care and transportation. Thus, domestic violence may affect women's success in finding and keeping jobs.
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ISSN:0886-1099
1552-3020
DOI:10.1177/08861099922093608