Welfare Status and Child Care as Obstacles to Full-Time Work for Low-Income Mothers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6409855
AutoresJulie E Pre, Julie Pre, Julie E Press (Temple University), Janice Johnson-Dias (Temple University), Jay Fagan (0000-0002-0042-3981, Temple University)
Año2006
Volumen27
Número3-4
Páginas55-79
Fecha de publicación2006-01-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWomen & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j501v27n03_05
OpenAlexW2081659431
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas13

In this study, we use new data from the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work to expand on previous analyses: we include child care problems as a work obstacle, and we analyze both current welfare recipients and non-welfare "working poor" mothers. Results show that two main obstacles have a large impact on full-time work: poor mental health and child care problems. Net of other factors, mothers with severe child care problems are 22 percent less likely to work full time. Dividing the sample by welfare status, we find a child care problems effect for both groups. Among welfare recipients, the gap in full-time work between those with severe child care problems and those without is 30 percent. Among the working poor, child care problems reduce the chance of full-time work by about 18 percent. Our findings show that improving mothers' child care situation can significantly improve their ability to support their families

Care work · Child care · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Full-time · Health care · Mental health · Poverty · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Welfare · Work (physics · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges