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Changing Patterns in Canadian Homeownership and Shelter Costs, 2006 Census
This report examines home ownership in Canada and reveals that homeownership rates are increasing as are ownership costs.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division • June 2008

Economic Problems Facing Families
This research brief examines survey data on economic issues facing American families.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • April 2008

The Dynamics of Housing Affordability
This report examines housing affordability in Canada by measuring the percentage of Canadians who spend 30 percent or more of their income on housing.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Statistics Canada • January 2008

Staying at Home Longer to Become Homeowners?
This paper analyzes the age of young adults' departure from their parents' home and their likelihood of owning a home in their thirties.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Statsitics Canada • December 11, 2007

Navigating Family Transitions: Evidence from the General Social Survey 2006
This paper explores life transitions that are common to Canadian families including the birth or adoption of a child, maternal/paternal leave, common-law marriage dissolution, traditional marriage dissolution and families' use of support services during these times of transition.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Statistics Canada • June 13, 2007

Work–Life Conflict in Canada in the New Millennium: A Status Report
This book looks extensively at work–life conflict and, more specifically, at role overload, work to family inference, family to work interference, and caregiver strain.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Health Canada • October 01, 2003

Australian Social Trends 1999: Work - Unpaid Work: How Couples Share Domestic Work
This article examines Australian statistics on how couples divide household chores, and how much time each gender spends doing domestic work.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 26, 2000

Australian Social Trends 2001: Income and Expenditure - Income Distribution: Value of Unpaid Work
This article uses Australian statistics to estimate the economic value of unpaid work such as housework and domestic duties.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 20, 2002

The Effects of the Changing Age Structure on Households and Families to 2026
This report examine patterns of family formation alongside Canada's changing age structures to predict how Canadian society will look over the next two decades.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • December 2006

Family Living Costs: 1999
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Manitoba Agriculture • 1999

National Data Sets: Sources of Information for Canadian Child Care Data
This paper offers descriptions of Canadian national survey data sets that could be useful in examining issues related to child care use in Canada.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Health Analysis and Measurement Group, Statistics Canada • June 2006

Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating
This report offers highlights from two surveys conducted on how Canadians give, volunteer and participate in their communities.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Statistics Canada • June 2006

The Current State of Canadian Family Finances 2005 Report
This paper gives an overview of the average financial situation of Canadian families in 2005 and discusses the related areas of debt, interest rates, income, saving, spending and poverty.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • February 2006

The Current State of Canadian Family Finances – 2004 Report
This paper gives an overview of the average financial situation of Canadian families in 2004 and discusses the related areas of employment earnings, income, spending, investments, poverty, and debt.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • January 2005

Family Living Costs: 2001
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Manitoba Agriculture • 2001

Family Living Costs: 2004
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Manitoba Agriculture • June 01, 2004

Family Living Costs: 2002
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Manitoba Agriculture • December 01, 2002

Expenditures on Children by Families, 2003
This report examines the financial costs of children for two-parent and single-parent families in the United States for the year 2003.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• United States Department of Agriculture • 2004

Expenditures on Children by Families: 1995 Annual Report
This report examines the financial costs of children for two-parent and single-parent families in the United States in 1995.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• United States Department of Agriculture • 1996

Expenditures on Children by Families: 1997 Annual Report
This report updates past data on the financial costs of children for two-parent and single-parent families in the United States in 1997.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• United States Department of Agriculture • 1998

Expenditures on Children by Families: 1999 Annual Report
This report, updates past data on the financial costs of children for two-parent and single-parent families in the United States in 1999.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• United States Department of Agriculture • 2000

Expenditures on Children by Families: 2001 Annual Report
This report updates past data on the financial costs of children for two-parent and single-parent families in the United States in 2001.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• United States Department of Agriculture • 2002

The Current State of Canadian Family Finances: 2001 Report
This paper gives an overview of the average financial situation of Canadian families and discusses related areas of employment earnings, income, spending, investments, poverty, and debt.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • 2002

Household Saving Behaviour in Australia
This paper describes the motives for financial saving in Australian households and the form in which savings are generally held.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Melbourne Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research • June 1999

Economic Analyses of Families: Existing Research Findings
This paper provides statistical information about Australian families for the last three decades of the twentieth century, outlines some economic theories of the family, and considers various family issues from an economic perspective.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • December 2002

Child Expenditure: The Role of Working Mothers, Lone Parents, Sibling Composition and Household Provision
This paper examines school-aged children's access to spending money and expenditure patterns in Britain.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Institute for the Study of Labor • November 2001

Household Access to Microcredit and Child Work in Rural Malawi
This paper examines the relationship between household access to microcredit and child work in rural Malawi.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Institute for the Study of Labor • April 2005

Household with High Levels of Net Assets
This report provides information about the characteristics of households with high levels of net assets, the type of assets these households have, and factors that are associated with high assets.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Consumer Federation of America • July 10, 2001

Public Perceptions of Work-Life Balance
This paper reveals Canadians' perceived balance between life activities based on interviews with ...
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Women’s Executive Network (WXN) • July 2003

How Different ARE Welfare and Working Families? And Do Those Differences Matter for Children's Achievement
This paper examines differences between welfare reliant, low-income, and middle class families in terms of mental health, time use, household management, spending, parenting, and child achievement.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • May 20, 1998

Taxing Canadian Families: What’s Fair, What’s Not
This report assesses whether the tax system recognizes the responsibilities and costs of caring for children.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Institute for Research on Public Policy • July 01, 2000

Self Provision in Retirement? Forecasting Future Household Wealth
This paper looks at the costs to the government of an ageing population and investigates the ability of older people to provide for themselves in retirement.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • December 01, 2003

Working Time and the Future of Work in Canada: A Nova Scotia GPI Case Study
This book explores the effect that hours of employment and increasing work hours have on health, family life, job performance, stress levels, children's welfare, and occurrence of substance abuse problems.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• GPI Atlantic • April 01, 2004

"Time to Do the Chores?" Factoring Home-Production Needs into Measures of Poverty
This paper argues that families need not only sufficient income but also sufficient time to perform essential household tasks.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Institute for Research on Poverty • March 01, 1994

Family Finance: The Cost of Raising a Child: 1999
This document gives an overview of the costs of raising children and breaks down the various expenses by age and gender.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Manitoba Agriculture • 1999

The Cost of Raising a Child: 2003
This document gives a detailed breakdown of the financial costs of raising a child based on age and gender.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives • October 01, 2003

Income Sharing Between Parents and Young People Living at Home
This paper examines the extent to which parents share their income with their children aged 15 to 24 who are still living at home.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Social Policy Research Centre • September 01, 2003

The Current State of Canadian Family Finances – 2003 Report
This paper gives an overview of the average financial situation of Canadian families and discusses related areas of employment earnings, income, spending, taxes, investments, poverty, and debt.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • February 01, 2004

Family Resources Survey: Great Britain 1999-2000
This document presents the results of a survey that investigated numerous aspect of families' economic well-being and standard of living.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• National Statistics: Department for Work and Pensions • 2001

Hardship in Married and Cohabiting Parent Households: Do Cohabiting Couples Underinvest in Household Public Goods?
This study suggests that couples in cohabiting relationships experience greater economic hardship than those in married relationships due to the uncertainty about the duration of their.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • September 01, 2003

Wealth of American Households: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
This document contains charts displaying information about the debts, assets and net worth of American households.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Consumer Federation of America • February 13, 2001

Household with Low Income: Wealth and Financial Behaviors
This document provides charts displaying information about the wealth, assets, debts, and financial attitudes and behaviours of households with low income.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Consumer Federation of America • February 10, 2004

The Economic Value of Unpaid Housework and Child Care in Nova Scotia
This paper provides an in-depth look at the contribution of unpaid housework and child care to the economy.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• GPI Atlantic • November 01, 1998

What's Sex Got To Do With It: Tax and the "Family"
This paper asks whether or not it is appropriate to have federal tax rules that take into consideration spousal and family relationships.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Law Commission of Canada • May 15, 2000

Family Spending: A Report on the 2002–2003 Expenditure and Food Survey
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of household spending in the UK for 2002-2003, with results categorized according to age, income, household composition, socio-economic status, and geographic location.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• National Statistics • June 01, 2004

Credit Cards and the Poor
This paper discusses the increasingly frequent use of credit cards by poor families and finds that credit card use and debt have increased dramatically among the poor.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Institute for Research on Poverty • October 01, 1997

The Growing Number of Kids in Severely Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the 2000 Census
This paper uses a comprehensive measure of neighbourhood quality to demonstrate that the number of children in high-poverty neighbourhoods increased from 1990 to 2000.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Annie E. Casey Foundation, Population Reference Bureau • October 01, 2003

Australian Social Trends 1994: Family - Living Arrangements: Lone Fathers With Dependent Children
This document highlights Australian statistics on the labour force participation and housing arrangements of single fathers with dependant children.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • February 22, 2001

Households Below Average Income 1994/95 - 2002/03
This report looks at disposable income, income mobility, and changes to income patterns over time in order to provide estimates of standards of living in the United Kingdom.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• National Statistics: Department for Work and Pensions • 2004

Changing Housing Expenditure, Tenure Trends, and Household Incomes in Australia, 1975-76 to 1997
This paper examines variations in housing costs for different Australian households from 1975-76 to 1997.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • March 01, 1998

The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Australia
This paper looks at changes to the income and poverty status of Australian families with children throughout the 1990s.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • March 01, 2004

The Housing and Socio-Economic Conditions of Lone-Parent Families: 1991 Census Profile
This article uses unpublished data from the 1991 census to highlight the economic conditions of lone-parent families specifically with reference to their housing situation.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation • June 01, 1997

The Current State of Canadian Family Finances – 2000 Report
This paper gives an overview of the average financial situation of Canadian families and discusses related areas of employment earnings, income, spending, investments, poverty, and debt.
• Category: Family Economics > Household Management
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • 2000

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