Explaining Variation in Income between Hispanic and White Female-Headed Households in Washington

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ID7792848
AuthorsAnnabel Kirschner Cook (Washington State University), Mary Welsh Jordan (American Chemical Society)
Year1997
Volume19
Issue4
Pages433-445
Publication date1997-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/07399863970194003
OpenAlexW2072171975
LanguageEN
References cited8

Despite concern about the low incomes offemale-headedfamilies, comparatively little research has been conducted on Hispanic-origin, female-headedfamilies. The authors consider the relationship of variables from past studies (employment, personal characteristics, and the presence of children) to the incomes of White (non-Hispanic origin) and Hispanic-origin, female-headedfamilies with children. They also consider the effect of two additional variables representing contentious political issues-citizenship and whether the household used English as its primary language. Confirming past research, employment variables had the strongest relationship to income for both groups. The number and presence of children younger than 6 were not as important, and marital status showed little relationship to income once age and education were included in a multiple regression equation. More interesting is the fact that citizenship and English usage made little difference in the above relationships for Hispanic-origin, female-headed families

Citizenship · Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Marital status · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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