The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty

Author: Robert Rector, Kirk A. Johnson Publisher: The Heritage Foundation Publication: A Report of the Heritage Center for Data Analysis Document Date:                  August 02, 2002 Category: Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock Related Categories: Children > Child Development Children > Child Welfare Children > Costs of Children Children > Economic Factors Influencing Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction Children > Social Development Divorce and Remarriage > Impact of Divorce on Children Education > Drop-Out Education > Literacy Education > Parental Education Family Economics > Child Poverty Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children Marriage > Benefits of Marriage Marriage > Marriage Education Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Absence Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement Parenthood/Childrearing > Unwed Mothers Public Policy > Child Protection Services   This report examines two questions: 1) Is marriage effective in reducing child poverty? and 2) What is the comparative effect of marriage and maternal education in combating child poverty? The data is collected from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and concludes that although maternal education is beneficial, marriage is more important.  Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link