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

Dados 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)
Ano2006
Volume27
Fascículo3-4
Páginas55-79
Data de publicação2006-01-10
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWomen & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j501v27n03_05
OpenAlexW2081659431
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências 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