The Consequences of Age at First Childbirth: Female Headed Families and Welfare Recipiency. Working Paper: 1146-05.

Autor/inn/en	Moore, Kristin A.; Hofferth, Sandra L.
Institution	Urban Inst., Washington, DC.
Titel	The Consequences of Age at First Childbirth: Female Headed Families and Welfare Recipiency. Working Paper: 1146-05.
Quelle	(1978), (87 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Age; Birth; Educational Experience; Employment Experience; Females; Heads of Households; Longitudinal Studies; Mothers; One Parent Family; Racial Factors; Regional Characteristics; Socioeconomic Influences; Welfare Recipients + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Geburt; Bildungserfahrung; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Mother; Mutter; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Regionaler Faktor; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin
Abstract	The basic hypothesis explored in this report is that a young age at birth of a first child is directly associated with becoming a female family head and/or welfare recipient. To determine the validity of this hypothesis, the effect of premarital birth, a young age at first marriage, educational attainment, and family size are explored. Data from two surveys, the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women and the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics, are used in the exploration of these variables. Findings presented indicate that early childbearing is not directly related to subsequent welfare dependency. However, it is argued that teenage birth can increase the probability of welfare receipt indirectly in a number of ways. Some of the reasons given include such factors as larger family size, disrupted schooling, lowered learning ability, and lack of support programs. Other relevant variables are race and regional characteristics. (EB)
Anmerkungen	The Urban Institute, Program of Research on Women and Family Policy, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC