The Formation and Dissolution of Marriages in the Welfare Population
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2589040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Robert Rank (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15 |
| Publication date | 1987-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/352665 |
| OpenAlex | W2068447351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 6 |
This research note focuses on two questions: (a) What is the incidence of marriage and separation/divorce in the welfare population [in the United States]? and (b) What factors are associated with these changes in family composition? Event history analyses indicate that approximately 13% of female heads of households (with or expecting children) over a three-year period will eventually marry while 21% of married couples during the same period will dissolve their marriages. Race emerged in this study as a significant factor affecting the probability of marriage while having a young child in the household and wifes employment status were correlated with marital dissolution. In neither case were changes in welfare benefits the number of public assistance programs received or length of time on welfare significant predictors of changes in family composition. (EXCERPT)
Demographic economics · Developed country · Economics · Family planning · Incidence (geometry · Marital status · National Survey of Family Growth · Population · Race (biology · Research methodology · Sociology · Welfare · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability
Income, Work and Marital Dissolution
Divorce
The Impact Of Race On Divorce In The United States
Work and Welfare Among Single Mothers in Poverty
Thinking of Divorce, but Staying Married
Increasing the Economic Well‐being of Separated, Divorced, and Widowed Women Over Age Thirty
Marital Status, General-life Satisfaction and the Welfare State
Socio-economic determinants of divorce in early twentieth-century Sweden
Race, work, and welfare
Welfare Exit, Marriage, and Welfare Recidivism
How fertility and union stability interact in shaping new family patterns in Italy and Spain
| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 2011 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |