The effect of welfare on the family size of single female household heads

"The effect of welfare on family size is estimated by means of an ordered probit analysis on single female household heads. A multiyear cross-sectional pooled data set derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey over the period 1979 to 1990 is analyzed. Behavioral impac...

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Published inInternational journal of sociology of the family Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 77
Main Author Gensler, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.04.1996
Subjects
Americas
Behavior
Demography
Developed Countries
Economics
Family Characteristics
Fertility
Financial Management
Financing, Government
North America
Population
Population Dynamics
Public Assistance
Single-Parent Family
United States
Americas
United States
North America
Americas
Head Of Household > women
Households
United States
One Parent Family
Financial Activities
North America
Financing, Government
Economic Factors
Family Characteristics
Northern America
Public Assistance
Developed Countries
Fertility
Family Size > determinants
Population
Behavior
Family And Household
Demographic Factors
Population Dynamics
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Summary:"The effect of welfare on family size is estimated by means of an ordered probit analysis on single female household heads. A multiyear cross-sectional pooled data set derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey over the period 1979 to 1990 is analyzed. Behavioral impacts from a range of economic variables are consistent in sign with theoretical predictions, and are of reasonable magnitudes. A $1,000 increase in the amount of welfare per child can be expected to increase family size by 6.7 percent for single female-headed households."
ISSN:0020-7667