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The Long Term Effects for Children of Different Parental Backgrounds
This paper examines the impact of childhood experiences relating to family structure on adulthood views on parenting, family life and expectations, satisfaction, and emotional well-being.
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Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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July 01, 1997
Socio-Economic Disadvantage and Experience in Higher Education
This paper reports on trends in higher education for disadvantaged students, and finds that they are more likely to either not enroll in post-secondary education or to drop out before completing their program.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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May 01, 2003
Divorce and Separation: The Outcomes for Children
This paper summarizes past research on the impact of parental divorce and separation on children's socio-economic status, academic achievement, emotional development and behavioural outcomes.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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June 01, 1998
Parental Job Loss and Early Adolescent Adjustment in Black and White Families
This study uses data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey to assess the impact of parental job loss on adolescents' academic achievement, school attendance, and psychological adjustment.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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February 2002
Changes in the Wage Structure, Family Income, and Children’s Education
This paper examines the relationship between family income and college enrollment, both between and within families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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September 2000
Eradicating Child Poverty in Britain: Welfare Reform and Children since 1997
Child poverty has become a social concern in Great Britain due to the growth of single-parent homes, earning inequalities, and unemployment.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Institute For Fiscal Studies
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May 03, 2001
Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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April 01, 2003
Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and other national data sources, this report assesses Saskatoon children’s outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors and discerns how to improve the impact of these factors.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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November 01, 2002
After-School Programs for Low-Income Children: Promise and Challenges
This article looks at the range of after-school programs available for low-income children and discusses the challenges faced by these programs in terms of finding adequate facilities, staffing, and financing.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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Fall 1999
Why So Many Children Are Poor
Since children's economic status is generally dependent on that of their parents, this article looks at factors contributing to adult poverty in order to explain child poverty.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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Summer/Fall 1997
Low-Wage Maternal Employment and Outcomes for Children: A Study
This article reveals the results of national study to determine how children are affected by policies which put mothers who are on welfare into the workforce.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1997
Reducing Health Disparities Among Children
This article discusses the benefits and limitations of health insurance for children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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2003
Which Children are Still Uninsured And Why
This report analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage and finds that although programs such as Medicaid have successfully increased coverage, about 12% of children remain uninsured.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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2003
Historical Overview of Children's Health Care Coverage
This report discusses the creation of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), two programs that were developed to provide health coverage to children in low-income families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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2003
Genetic Differences and School Readiness
This article explores the possiblility of a genetic explanation for differences in school readiness between white and black children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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Spring 2005
Can Family Socioeconomic Resources Account for Racial and Ethnic Test Score Gaps?
This article examines the potential link between socioeconomic disparity and racial/ethnic gaps in school readiness among American preschoolers.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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Spring 2005
The Impact of Family Formation Change on the Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Well-Being of the Next Generation
This paper discusses the cognitive, social and emotional benefits children receive growing up in a happily married two biological parent family.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Future of Children
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Fall 2005
Marriage and Economic Well Being: The Economy of the Family Rises or Falls with Marriage
The study ties the continuance of marriage to improved economic circumstances including more wealth and less poverty for families, children, and society.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Family Research Council
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May 2011
Adoption works well: A synthesis of the literature
The study identifies the benefits of adoption – some of these benefits included better mental, emotional and physical health for children who are adopted, relative to their peers who are not.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Family Research Council
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November 2010
The One Hundred Billion Dollar Man The Annual Public Costs of Father Absence
This study provides an estimate of taxpayer costs in the US, in support of homes in which the father is absent.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Fatherhood Initiative
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2008
Where is the Money Now: The State of Canadian Household Debt as Conditions for Economic Recovery Emerge
This report examines Canadians’ household wealth and indebtedness and explores the average Canadian’s perspective on debt and saving.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
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May 2010
Do parental benefits influence fertility decisions?
This report looks at the role government granted benefits have in a couple's decision to have children in Canada.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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October 27, 2009
Sandbagging the Family: The impact of recession on couple and parenting relationships
This article examines the effects of global recession on the family.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Maxim Institute
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September 15, 2009
Down but Not Out: Reforming Social Assistance Rules that Punish the Poor for Saving
This report addresses Canada's social assistance programs which requrie recipients to liquidate savings before qualifiying for benefits.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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C.D. Howe Institute
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March 2, 2010
The Current State of Canadian Family Finances
This annual report examines family finances amid the economic recovery.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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February 2010
Family work patterns
This article looks at work patterns of families over a five-year period.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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August 2009
The Financial Impact of Student Loans
With increasing postsecondary education costs, more students are relying on student loans to help finance their postsecondary education.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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January 2010
Faster, Younger, Richer? The Fond Hope and Sobering Reality of Immigration's Impact on Canada's Demographic and Economic Future
This paper addresses the issue of population growth in Canada.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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C.D. Howe Institute Commentary
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Intergenerational Education Mobility Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants
This report focuses on the education outcomes of children of immigrants.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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October 2008
Police-reported Robbery in Canada, 2008
This report looks at robberies in Canada.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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Spring 2010
Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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June 01, 2003
They Have Overcome: High Poverty, High Performaning Schools in California
This paper investigates the causes of high achievement in low-income, high poverty schools in California.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Pacific Research Institute
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September 01, 2002
The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects on Children of a Program that Increased Parental Employment and Income
This paper reports the effects of a welfare-to-work program for the participants' children including effects on their income, ...
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
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June 01, 2000
Moms and Jobs: Trends in Mothers' Employment and Which Mothers Stay Home: A Fact Sheet from Council on Contemporary Families
This report examines the labour patterns of mothers from low-income, middle-income and high-income marriages.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Council on Contemporary Families
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May 10, 2007
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Consumer Federation of America
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February 13, 2001
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Consumer Federation of America
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July 10, 2001
Wealth-Poor Households in the U.S.
This report examines the disadvantages faced by households with a net worth of less than $10 000, describes their characteristics, and seeks to understand what prevents these families from saving money and increasing their assets.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Consumer Federation of America
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May 13, 2002
Canadian Youth, Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Study: Factors Influencing Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours
This paper examines adolescent sexual health and activity including dating, the influence of parents and peers, sexual orientation, STD and HIV/AIDS knowledge and prevalence, and attitudes towards sex.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Council of Ministers of Education
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2003
Marriage and Government: Strange Bedfellows?
This paper discusses the role that government should play in promoting marriage.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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August 01, 2001
Beyond Job Search or Basic Education: Rethinking the Role of Skills in Welfare Reform
This paper argues that a combination of skills, training, and job search assistance is the best approach to helping welfare recipients return to and stay at work.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 01, 1998
Ten Hypotheses about Socioeconomic Gradients and Community Differences in Children’s Developmental Outcomes
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and other sources, this paper studies the impact that family and community factors (such as number of siblings, and family cohesiveness), and social support have on an individual’s socioeconomic status.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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February 01, 2003
A Century of Children's Health and Well-Being
This paper documents the tremendous improvements that have been made to children's health as a result of medical advances over the past century.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Child Trends
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April 01, 2000
How Do Women's Education Attainments Affect the Educational Attainment of the Next Generation
This paper examines the effects of maternal education on children's educational outcomes.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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California Center for Population Research
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February 2003
Inequality and Growth: Why Differential Fertility Matters
This paper examines the relationship between fertility rates and growing economic inequality.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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California Center for Population Research
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April 2001
Trends in Educational Assortative Marriage From 1940 to 2003
This study examines marriage patterns in the United States from 1940 to 2003 and documents an increasing trend towards spousal educational resemblance.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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California Center for Population Research
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July 6, 2005
Economic Circumstances and Union Dissolution of Couples in the 1990s in the Netherlands
This paper examines the role of personal income and socioeconomic status on the breakdown of recently formed marital and non-martial unions in the Netherlands.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Netherlands
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16 March 2004
Family Ties: Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Participation
This paper examines the ways in which childhood family environment influences political participation in adulthood.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Brown University
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January 2003
Infant Mortality and Socioeconomic Status: New Bottle, Same Old Wine
This paper examines trends in the relationship between infant mortality and socioeconomic status in metropolitan Ohio between the years 1960 and 2000.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Family and Demography Research
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May 2004
Depression and the Psychological Benefits of Entering Marriage
This paper argues that people who are depressed prior to entering marriage receive larger psychological gains than those who are not depressed.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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American Sociological Association
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June 2007
The Labour Force Participation of Married Mothers: A Tale of International Catchup
This paper examines the different rates of employment for married mothers in Britain and Spain.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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York University
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April 01, 2003
Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness … or Does It? A Reconsideration Based on the Combined Effects of Wealth, Income and Consumption
This paper examines the effects of economic status on people's subjective well-being.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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July 2004
The Structure and Distribution of Household Wealth in Australia
This paper provides an overview of the distribution of household wealth in Australia, offers estimates of mean and median wealth, and assesses the inequality of wealth distribution.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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July 2004
The Effects of Changes in Family Composition and Employment Patterns on the Distribution of Income in Australia: 1982 to 1997-1998
This paper documents an increase in private income inequality in Australia since the 1980s and examines various family-related factors that have contributed to this.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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July 2003
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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December 2002
Connecting Kids to Technology: Challenges and Opportunities
This paper discusses the growing demand for computer literate labour, and emphasizes the importance of ensuring that children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have access to computer skills training.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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June 01, 2002
Fragile Families and Welfare Reform: An Introduction
This working paper assesses the effectiveness of welfare reforms in the United States by first considering four key areas of family life and income: the capabilities and resources of parents on welfare, the nature of parents' relationship, the involvement of fathers with their children and the nature of the local policy and labour markets.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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January 8, 2002
Indicators of Early School Success and Child Well-Being
This research brief reports on children's well-being during kindergarten and grade one using indicators such as cognitive skills, social skills, school engagement, and physical well-being.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Child Trends
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October 2004
Neighbors as Negatives: Relative Earnings and Well-Being
This study examines the extent to which families' sense of well-being is affected by having numerous neighbours whose family income is significantly higher than their own.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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March 18, 2004
Spending Patterns in Canada
This report provides data on Canadian spending habits from 2008.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division
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December 2009
Quality of Life As defined by people living with schizophrenia & their families.
This paper reports on the quality of life of people with schizophrenia and the family they live with.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Schizophrenia Society of Canada
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January 2009
Life Satisfaction of Working-Age Women With Disabilities
This article looks at disabled adult women in Canada ages 25 to 54, measuring life satisfaction accross three main levels; daily activity, quality of relationships and health.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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March 8, 2010
Low Income Cut-Offs for 2008 and Low Income Measures for 2007.
This publication incorporates a detailed description of how low income cut-offs are updated and how low income measures are decided upon.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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June 2009
Multiple Victimization in Canada 2004
This report uses data taken from a 2004 survey on victimization, specifically looking at the prevalence of miltiple victimization and the socio-demographic factors that may place people at higher risk of experiencing multiple victimization.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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January 2010
Promoting Fathers' Engagement With Children: Preventive Interventions for Low-Income Families
This study evaluates the impact of three types of programs that aim to enhance father involvement n low-income families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Journal of Marriage and Family
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August 2009
Self-Reported Violent Delinquency and the Influence of School, Neighbourhood and Student Characteristics
This study examined the influence of school, surrounding neighbourhood—defined as the area within one-kilometre of a school—and student characteristics on the likelihood of student violent delinquency.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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September 2009
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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May 20, 1998
Social Backgrounds and Post-Birth Experiences of Young Parents
This paper examines the social, economic and educational backgrounds of adolescents who become parents, as well as their experiences of parenthood, marriage, and cohabitation later in life.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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July 01, 1995
The Consequences of Child Maltreatment: A Reference Guide for Health Practitioners
This document discusses the problem of child maltreatment and the factors influencing it, such as family characteristics, the economic and living conditions, and the level of community support available.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Health Canada
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1998
Long-Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
This paper looks at the impact of child sexual abuse on adulthood sexuality, intimacy, stability of future relationships, self-esteem, alcohol abuse, mental health, and socio-economic status.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Autumn 1996
Poverty, Parenting, Peers and Crime-Prone Neighbourhoods
This paper examines how parenting and peer relationships contribute to youth crime by acting as mediators between economic hardship and delinquency.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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April 01, 1998
Florida's Young Chronic Offenders
This study describes chronic young offenders in Florida, looks at the social costs associated with their criminal activity, and offers suggestions for intervention and policy-making.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Florida State University Family Institute
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Spring 1999
Family Poverty in Canada: Raising incomes and strengthening families
The purpose of this paper is to examine the recent history and impact of poverty on Canadian families, to identify which family groups are most at risk and to offer solutions which both reduce poverty and strengthen the family unit in this country.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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September 1, 2007
When Relationships Go Wrong / When Relationships Go Right
This double paper examines the fiscal cost to taxpayers of family breakdown and then argues how policy can enable healthy family relationships that have a pro-social impact on society.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Relationships Foundation
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2008
Breakthrough Britain: Serious Personal Debt
This 2007 British State of the Nation report offers policy alternatives to change the culture of Britain with respect to peronal debt.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Centre for Social Justice
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July 2007
Teen Births: Examining the Recent Increase
This study examines the first increase in the U.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Child Trends
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October 2008
Income Security and Stability During Retirement in Canada
This study utilizes twenty years of longitudinal data to examine income stability among Canadian retirees throughout retirement.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada, Business and Labour Market Analysis Division
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March 2008
Low Income Cut-offs for 2007 and Low Income Measures for 2006
This publication explains how Statistics Canada calculates the Low Income Cut-off, and Low Income Measure.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division
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June 2008
Life after Teenage Motherhood
This study examines the personal and long-term socioeconomic characteristics of mothers ages 30 to 39, comparing women who gave birth as teens to women who gave birth as adults.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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May 2008
Low-income Children
This paper relies on data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics to evaluate the prevalence of child poverty in Canada.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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May 2008
Changes in the prevalence of asthma among Canadian children
This article examines the increasing rate of asthma in Canada, comparing data from 1994 through 2001 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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June 2008
Kids’ Sports
This article examines factors influencing children’s participation in organized sports.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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June 3, 2008
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division
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June 2008
Economic Problems Facing Families
This research brief examines survey data on economic issues facing American families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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April 2008
Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect
This study looks at substantiated, unsubstantiated, and suspected cases of child abuse and neglect that have been investigated by Canadian welfare services.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Health Canada
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2001
Does Policy Affect Outcomes for Young Children? An Analysis with International Microdata
This paper examines the hypothesis that outcomes for children are impacted by micro-level socioeconomic conditions, social context, and social policy.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 01, 1999
Australian Social Trends 1997: Crime & Justice - Violent Crime: Violence Against Women
This article discusses statistics relating to violence against women in Australia.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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December 21, 2000
Growing up: School, Family and Area Influences on Adolescents’ Later Life Chances
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper explores how the relationship between school, family, and location influences adolescents’ development and their adult economic outcomes.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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September 01, 2001
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statsitics Canada
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December 11, 2007
Literacy and the Labour Market: The Generation of Literacy and Its Impact on Earnings for Native Born Canadians
This study examines how formal schooling and parental input increases literacy impacting the economy and personal earnings.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division
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November 2007
Canadians and Back to School
This survey shows Canadian attitudes toward the effectiveness of the school system.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Leger Marketing
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August 01, 2003
Children of Recent Immigrants: National and Regional Trends
This report analyses national US trends in the well-being and characteristics of children born to recent immigrants.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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December 2004
Children of Low-Income, Recent Immigrants
This report provides statistical information pertaining to the socio-economic status, family characteristics, and development of immigrant children in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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December 2004
Trajectories of Socioeconomic Status Across Children's Lifetime Predict Health
This study found an association between family income and children's health.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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August 2007
The Well-Being of Single-Mother Families After Welfare Reform
This report examines the impact welfare changes had on single mothers in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Brookings Institution
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August 2005
Do Children from Welfare Families Obtain Less Education?
This paper presents evidence that children whose parents rely on welfare have significantly lower levels of educational attainment as adults.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 2000
Family Relationships and Children’s School Achievement: Data From the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
This study analyzes how school achievement for children, ages 6 to 11, is affected by family relationship processes and family member characteristics.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Quality of Life in Canada: A Citizen's Report Card
This paper investigates the quality of life in Canada using 40 indicators grouped into categories including: health, education, environment, community, personal well-being, and government.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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July 01, 2002
Disruptive Events during the High School Years and Educational Attainment
This paper examines how high school attendance, dropout rates, and the pursuit of post-secondary education are affected by family structure and family relocation.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1998
The Effect of Neighborhood Characteristics on Young Adult Outcomes: Alternative Estimates
This paper examines the impact of neighbourhood composition on adult outcomes for young women and finds that past research on this subject overstates the effect of neighbourhood factors.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1996
Are Public Housing Projects Good For Kids?
This paper finds that public housing projects have a positive effect on housing quality and children's educational attainment.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 1999
The Changing Face of Child Poverty in California
This report provides a picture of the particular nature of child poverty in California.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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August 01, 2002
Neighbourhood Influences on Children's School Readiness
This study looks at the ways in which neighbourhood characteristics influence toddlers' and preschoolers' readiness to learn.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
The Puzzle of Boys Educational Decline: A Review of the Evidence
This paper reviews past research on the growing inequalities between the academic perfomance and achievement of girls and boys.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Centre for Independent Studies
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November 18, 1999
Family Income 2005
This report uses census data from 2005 to determine median total family income rates for families in different regions of Canada.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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May 29, 2007
Immigrants’ Perspectives on their First Four Years in Canada
This study examines the perceptions immigrants have of their first four years in Canada.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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April 2007
Income Instability of Lone Parents Singles and Two-Parent Families in Canada, 1984 to 2004
Using Canadian tax data, this study demonstrates that there has been no widespread increase in earning instability among lone parents and unattached people over the previous two decades.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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March 2007
The Changing Role of Education in the Marriage Market: Assortative Marriage in Canada and the United States Since the 1970s.
This study utilizes census data from the United States and Canada to examine the growing tendency of people marrying someone of the same level of education.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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May 2007
Depression, Substance Abuse, and Domestic Violence
This paper summarizes research on the occurrence of depression, domestic violence, and substance abuse among low-income women and the effects these factors have on women and their children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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June 2004
The Wage Penalty for Motherhood
This article looks at the impact of motherhood on women's income.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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American Sociological Review
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April 01, 2001
Post-retirement Employment
This report found that post-retirement employment was most prevalent among individuals who had retired in their 50’s and were experienced, well educated and in good health.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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September 2005
Universal Programs and Unintended Divisions: A Case Study of After-School Program Legislation
This paper discusses the shortcomings of a California initiative that provided funding for 'universal' after-school programs.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2001
Is it Worth Working Now? Financial Incentives for Working Mothers Under Australia's New Tax System
This paper examines the effect that the new tax system (introduced in Australia in 2000) has on incentives to work for mothers of various incomes, family types, and family sizes.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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July 09, 2003
From Cradle to Grave? The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance
This study found that poor childhood health has a negative effect on the education, employment, and health outcomes of these children as adults.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Health and Wellbeing
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April 27, 2004
Economic Resources and Children’s Health and Success at School: An Analysis Using the NLSCY
This paper considers the influence economic resources have on children's outcomes, and what role health and educational development should play in the 'longer-term' success of the child.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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September 01, 2000
A Follow-up Study of Child Hunger in Canada
This is an analysis of child hunger data from the 1996 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, and looks at the statistics of and factors associated with child hunger ...
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada
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2001
A Longitudinal Analysis of Family Relationships and Children’s School Achievement in One- and Two-Parent Families
This paper analyzes data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and assesses how factors such as family structure, family processes, and child characteristics are associated with teachers’ judgments of children’s academic success.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Social Development Canada
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June 2000
Do Teens Make Rational Choices? The Case of Nonmarital Childbearing
This paper examines factors, particularly economic ones, that influence pregnant teenagers' decisions to give birth while unmarried.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1997
Revisiting Wealth Inequality
This article examines the distribution of wealth among Canadian families between 1984 and 2005.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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December 2006
Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2003 and 2004
This paper provides a wide range of Canadian demographical information covering statistical data on fertility, mortality, immigration, marriage, divorce and abortion.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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June 2006
Towards A New Architecture for Canada's Adult Benefits
This paper traces the development of Canada’s social security system, critiques the current system and offers suggestions for how that system could be improved.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Caledon Institute of Social Policy
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June 2006
The Effects of Divorce on Children: A Selected Literature Review
This paper examines selected literature dealing with factors affecting children's adjustment to parental divorce.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Department of Justice Canada
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October 01, 1997
The Kids Are Alright? Children’s Well-Being and the Rise in Cohabitation
Using data from the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF), this article examines the relationship between cohabitation, poverty, food insecurity and the material well-being and socio-economic outcomes of children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute
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July 01, 2002
Income and the Outcomes of Children
This paper examines the relationship between family income and outcomes for children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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May 2006
How Canadians Feel About the Education System
This survey shows Canadian attitudes toward the effectiveness of the school system.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Leger Marketing
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September 2002
What are Canadians' Top Indicators of Career Success?
This survey showed that 30% of Canadians feel successful in their careers if they are able to achieve work-life balance.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Ipsos Reid
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May 07, 2003
Measuring up: The performance of Canada’s youth in reading, mathematics and science
This paper examines the academic achievement of Canadian youth in the later years of their schooling.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada, Statistics Canada, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
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December 2001
Interethnic Marriages and Economic Assimilation of Immigrants
This paper explores the hypothesis that interethnic marriages have an effect on the economic assimilation of immigrants into the labour force in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2004
Is Marriage Poisonous? Are Relationships Taxing? An Analysis of the Male Marital Wage Differential in Denmark
This paper documents a significant wage gap between married men and women in the United States and investigates whether or not a similar marital earnings differential exists in Denmark.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2005
Socio-Economic Status, Health Shocks, Life Satisfaction and Mortality: Evidence from an Increasing Mixed Proportional Hazard Model
This paper discusses the role of income, education, marriage, self-reported health status, and unobserved health shocks in determining mortality and longevity.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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February 2005
The Effect of Family Income During Childhood on Later-Life Attainment: Evidence from Germany
This paper examines the effect of family income on the type of high school German children attend as a predictor of lifetime socio-economic attainment.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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October 2002
Determinants of Income Mobility and Household Poverty Dynamics in South Africa
This report examines post-apartheid income mobility among black South Africans in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Institute for the Study of Labour
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February 2004
Education Subsidies and School Drop-out Rates
This paper examines whether providing needs-based financial grants to secondary students helps to reduce drop-out rates in England.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies
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June 2005
Assessing the New Federalism: Eight Years Later
This report provides a synthesis of research conducted as part of the Urban Institute's Assessing the New Federalism project, which examined the experiences of low-income families throughout an extended period of changing social welfare policies in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute
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2005
The Long Term Impact of Adolescent Risky Behaviors and Family Environment
Using measurements of adult health, economic success, family formation, and incarceration, this study demonstrates that participation in risky behaviours at a young age is associated with less positive outcomes in adulthood.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Opinion Research Center
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August 2001
Sibling Similarity and Difference in Socioeconomic Status
This paper reviews existing research that has been conducted on the effect of family background on the socio-economic outcomes of men, and extends this inquiry to include female family members.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 2004
Family-Friendly Work Practices: Differences Within and Between Workplaces
This report examines differences in access to family-friendly work practices both between and within workplaces.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2002
The Performance of Canada's Youth in Mathematics, Reading, Science and Problem Solving
Canadian students are among the top academically according to a recent international comparison of math, science, literacy, and problem solving abilities.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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December 2004
First Comes Cohabitation and Then Comes Marriage?
This paper examines cohabitors' expectations of marriage and demonstrates that, for many people, cohabitation is seen as an alternative to marriage, rather than as a precursor to marriage.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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March 2000
Concentrated Poverty vs. Concentrated Affluence: Affluence: Effects on Neighborhood Social Environments and Children's Outcomes
This paper examines the effects of neighbourhood characteristics such as affluence and poverty, as well as the effects of family characteristics on children's reading and math achievement.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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RAND
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May 2003
The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2002
This paper looks at the aims and accomplishments of the national child benefit program.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Government of Canada
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July 01, 2003
Giving Mom and Dad a Break: Returning Fairness to Families in Canada's Tax and Transfer System
This paper looks at ways in which the Canadian tax system might be altered in the interests of Canadian families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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C.D. Howe Institute
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November 26, 1998
Are the Kids All Right? Intergenerational Mobility and Child Well-being in Canada
This paper examines the influence of parental income on their children's future income.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 2001
Trends in the Well-Being of America’s Children and Youth 2003
This report provides statistical information on over 80 indicators of child and youth well-being in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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July 19, 2004
Understanding Children's Lives: How Children and Parents Experience and Understand Social and Health Inequalities
This research brief discusses the findings and implications of a study that examined children's perception and experience of social and health inequality in their lives.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
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March 2002
Continuity and Change in Pathways to Young Adult Disadvantage: Results from a British Birth Cohort
In this paper, childhood and adolescent precursors to adult disadvantage are studied in order to determine whether or not childhood experiences affect educational, financial, social, and employment-related outcomes later in life.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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April 2003
Family Influences on Children’s Verbal Ability
This paper examines the effects of such factors as parental education, family income, parental religious participation, parental employment, and grandparents' socio-economic status on children's verbal ability.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Harris School of Public Policy
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March 2003
Changing Fertility Patterns, 1974 to 1994
This article discusses the fluctuations in fertility rates in Canada between 1974-1994 and pays specific attention to the increase in teenage pregnancies and out of wedlock births.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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1996
Household Composition, Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Reports of Child Health in the United States
This paper demonstrates that children living in nuclear families or with their mother and her partner have better health outcomes than children living in extended families or with a single parent.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Population Research Center
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2002
Does Aid Matter? Measuring the Effect of Student Aid on College Attendance and Completion
This paper provides evidence that the provision of financial aid does increase college attendance, particularly among low-income, black Americans.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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September 2001
Traps and Stepping Stones: Neighborhood Dynamics and Family Well-Being
This paper examines the effects of neighbourhood characteristics on child and family well-being.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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March 2004
The Changing Effect of Family Background on the Incomes of American Adults
This paper looks at changes between 1961 and 1999 in the extent to which an individual’s income was affected by parental characteristics such as income, education, socio-economic status, ethnicity, geographic location, occupation, and marital status.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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November 2003
Family Income and Child Well Being
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Youth, this paper examines the occurences of child poverty in Canada and focuses on two questions 1) What if producing healthy children was the main objective of anti-poverty efforts? and 2) What should governments-and other partners- be doing to foster healthy child development?
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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ISUMA
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Autumn 2000
The Demography of Parent-Child Contact
This chapter from, Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, examines the relationship between different patterns of child care, and certain demographic elements of separated or divorced parents.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Why has Inequality in Weekly Earnings Increased in Canada?
This paper seeks to explain the increased inequality in weekly earnings in Canada in the 1980s.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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July 1995
Subsequent Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts
This study examined the pursuit of further education by high school dropouts from 1988, and found that about half completed high school and about one quarter enrolled at a postsecondary institution.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1998
The Social Context of Education
This paper examines of effect of factors such as family structure, family income, English language proficiency, and parental education on students' educational access and achievement.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Education Statistics
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July 1997
The Effects of Time Use and Time Pressure on Parent-Child Relationships
This paper looks at how parent-child relationships have been affected by changes in the labour market, working arrangements, family structure, and division of labour over time.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Health Canada
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October 2000
Educational Performance Among School Students From Financially Disadvantaged Backgrounds
This paper examines data on the educational performance of children from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, and looks at how factors influencing socio-economic status affect a child's education.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Smith Family
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2001
The Effects of Wealth and Income on Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being
This paper examines the relationship between household wealth, as a measure of economic security, and people's reports of subjective well-being.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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March 2004
The Evolution of Income-Related Inequalities in Health Care Utilization in Switzerland over Time
This paper examines income-based inequality in health care access in Switzerland from 1982 to 2002.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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September 2004
The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, 2002-03
This paper examines the distribution of household income in the United Kingdom, the characteristics of households at different income levels, and the extent to which taxes and benefits serve to redistribute income among households.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Office for National Statistics
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2004
Abstract
This paper discusses the negative effect that moving can have on children's educational attainment, academic performance, and employment outcomes as young adults.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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March 2000
Measuring Poverty in Canada
This paper, the first part of a study of poverty levels in Canada, addresses problems with the techniques used to measure poverty.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Fraser Institute
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July 2001
Money and Morale: What Growing Inequality Is Doing to Americans’ Views of Themselves and Others
This paper provides evidence of growing income inequality in the United States and presents findings which suggest that economic status influences subjective well-being and life satisfaction.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Survey Research Center
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November 2002
Parental Investment in Childhood and Later Adult Well-Being: Can More Involved Parents Offset the Effects of Socioeconomic Disadvantage?
This paper explores the potential of high levels of parental involvement to counteract the negative effects of socio-economic disadvantage for children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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May 2005
Race-Ethnicity, Social Background, and Grade Retention
This paper examines the practice of grade repetition in American schools.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Demography and Ecology
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July 2000
Who Gets an Early Education? Family Income and the Enrollment of 3- to 5-Year-Olds from 1968 to 2000
This paper compares the preschool and kindergarten enrollment of children aged three to five in low-income and high-income families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Russell Sage Foundation
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February 24, 2003
Welfare Incomes 2002
This report looks at welfare rates in each Canadian province and territory and provides estimates of income for different types of households.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Spring 2003
The Gender Gap in Poverty in Modern Nations: Single Motherhood, the Market, and the State
This paper examines gender gaps in poverty in several westernized nations and discusses the ways in which single motherhood, earnings inequalities, and the welfare state affect this gap.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The University of California Press
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2002
Emergent Black Affluence and Social Mobility in Post-Apartheid South Africa
This paper documents a large increase in affluence among black South Africans after the collapse of apartheid.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Development Policy Research Unit
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November 2004
Where Do Children in Low-Income Families Live?
This report discusses the geographical changes of low-income families in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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November 2003
Household Incomes, Poverty and Inequality in a Multivariate Framework
This paper explores the multiple factors that contribute to poverty and economic inequality in South Africa.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Development Policy Research Unit
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December 1999
Whither Poverty in Great Britain and the United States? The Determinants of Changing Poverty and Whether Work Will Work
This paper compares levels of poverty in Britain and the United States by examining poverty trends in recent decades.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
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August 2001
Experiences and Needs of Older Persons in Mpumalanga
This paper provides an overview of the most pressing socio-economic needs of older adults in the South African province of Mpumalanga.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Sciences Research Council
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September 2004
The Living Conditions of US-Born Children of Mexican Immigrants in Unmarried Families
This paper documents the various forms of socio-economic disadvantage experienced by many unmarried Mexican-American mothers in the United States and assesses the well-being of their children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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May 2005
Educational Reform, Ability, and Family Background
This paper examines the educational and earnings outcomes of a major school reform in Sweden in the 1950s that extended compulsory schooling, imposed a national curriculum, and abolished selection by ability into academic and non-academic streams.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies
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April 26, 2004
Socioeconomic Differentials in Divorce Risk by Duration of Marriage
This article explores the possibility that the documented effect of spouses' socioeconomic status on divorce risk varies with marriage duration.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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November 29, 2002
Analysis of Alternative Financial Service Providers
This paper examines the availability and use of alternative financial providers, such as pawnshops, cash-chequing outlets, and payday tenders.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute, Fannie Mae Foundation
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February 19, 2004
Parental Strategies for Increasing Child Well-being: The Case of Elementary School Choice
This paper examines the extent to which parents of different backgrounds and socio-economic status are willing to expend time and money to obtain a particular public or private school for their child.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Working Families
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April 01, 1999
Measuring Poverty in Canada: Part Two
This article continues a discussion of the measurement of poverty in Canada and looks in particular at the Basic Needs Measurement.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Fraser Institute
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July 01, 2001
An Empowerment Strategy For Eliminating Neighborhood Crime
This paper explores the relationship between crime and poverty and finds that crime increases poverty in low-income neighbourhoods.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Heritage Foundation
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March 25, 1991
Single mothers in Ontario: sociodemographic, physical and mental health characteristics
This study used data from the 1991 Ontario Health Supplement survey to examine the differences in socio-demographic, physical and mental health characteristics between mothers in two-parent and single parent households in Ontario.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Medial Association
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1997
Do Financial Incentives Encourage Welfare Recipients to Work? Initial 18-Month Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project
This report examines the impact of the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) on employment, wages, and well-being of single parent families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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February 01, 1996
Economic Correlates of Nonmarital Childbearing Among Adult Women
This study found that adult women who give birth out of wedlock have a similar socio-economic status and rate of poverty and welfare dependency as do women who give birth as adolescents.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 1997
The Dreams and the Reality: Assets, Debts, and Net Worth of Canadian Households
This report examines assets, debts and net worth of Canadians by using Statistics Canada data from 1999.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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2000
Understanding the 2000 Low Income Statistics Based on the Market Basket Measure
This report provides an overview of the incidence and depth of low income among Canadian families with children in 2000, specifically looking at post-income tax Low Income Cut-off (LICO-IAT)
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
•
May 01, 2003
Canadian Living Standards: 1998 Report
This paper looks at changes to Canadian standards of living over time.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Fraser Institute
•
1998
Abstract
This paper explores the concept of social exclusion as a means of evaluating child well-being.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Clearinghouse on International Development in Child, Youth, and Family Policies
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January 01, 2002
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2003
This paper updates past research on key indicators of poverty including health, education, income, housing, and employment, and discusses their effects on the well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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2003
The Intergenerational Income Mobility of Canadian Men
This paper documents the degree of income mobility through the generations for Canadian men and seeks to estimate the extent to which childhood economic disadvantage reflects adult income status.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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January 24, 1996
Social Transfers, Changing Family Structure, and Low Income Among Children
This paper points to increasing social transfer and changing patterns of child-bearing to explain the stability of child poverty levels despite the fact that, on average, the income of parents with young children is decreasing.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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September 01, 1995
The Cost of Poverty
This report demonstrates that poverty results in an enormous cost to all members of society and must be addressed.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The National Council of Welfare
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2004
Health Inequalities and Income Distribution, Australia: 1977 to 1995
This paper presents the findings of a study that investigated the relationship between income and health among workers from 1977 to 1995.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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June 01, 2001
A Look at Poor Dads Who Don't Pay Child Support
This paper examines the socio-economic, employment, and financial characteristics of nonresident fathers and the barriers that they face in paying child support.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute
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September 01, 2000
Patterns in the Socioeconomic Characteristics of Women Obtaining Abortions in 2000–2001
This article presents information about the social and demographic characteristics of women who had abortions in 2000 and 2001.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 2002
Social Inequalities: 2000 Edition
This book examines the socio-economic status of families in the United Kingdom and looks at income, living arrangements, rates of employment and unemployment, academic achievement, poverty, health, and family structure.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Office for National Statistics
•
2000
Understanding the Early Years: Community Impacts on Child Development
This report looks at methodological issues surrounding ‘readiness to learn’ research.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 01, 1999
A Profile of Women's Health Indicators in Canada
This paper offers an analysis of the financial, social-psychological, lifestyle, and environmental determinants of women's health.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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GPI Atlantic
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July 01, 2003
Trends in Australian Wealth - New Estimates for the 1990s
This paper seeks to determine if the gap between the rich and the poor was different in 1998 than it was in 1986.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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September 26, 2001
Maternal Education and Fetal and Infant Mortality in Quebec
This article examines the relationship between maternal education and infant mortality in Quebec, and finds that the higher the education attained by mothers, the less likely they are to experience fetal or infant deaths.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 1998
Growing Up Canadian – A Study of New Immigrant Children
This paper examines data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, focusing on familial factors that mediate the effect of poverty on children’s mental health outcomes (conduct disorder, hyperactivity, emotional disorder).
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Contours of Childhood: Social Class Differences in Children’s Daily Lives
This paper examines the effect that social class has on childrearing patterns, and the nature of family life.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Working Families
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August 01, 2000
The Youth Divide: Diverging Paths to Adulthood
This study found that, despite increasing investment in education and training, inequality among young people in the United Kingdom continues to increase.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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2002
The 1992 New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase: How Much Did it Affect Family Income
This paper demonstrates that the New Jersey minimum wage increase had little or no positive effect for poor families but rather benefitted young, single people with higher family incomes.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Employment Policies Institute
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May 01, 1996
Primary Childcare Arrangements of Employed Parents: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
This paper provides information about working parents' primary care arrangements for their children aged 0-12.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute
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May 01, 2002
Teenage Pregnancies, 1974 to 1994
Building on research from past studies, this article discusses the fluctuation in the pregnancy and abortion rates of teenagers in Canada since 1974.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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March 01, 1997
Measuring Labour Markets-2003 Edition
This study provides an evaluation of the performance of labour markets across Canada and the United States during the past five years.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Fraser Institute
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August 01, 2003
Standard of Living or Quality of Life: Does One Come First?
This paper argues that any efforts to improve the stanard of living for urban Canadians should ultimately seek to improve their quality of life.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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TD
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July 01, 2002
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Law Commission of Canada
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May 15, 2000
Debt and Assets Among Low-Income Families
This paper examines the economic well-being of low-income families and finds that most have high and rising levels of debt and few assets available to enable them to deal with a financial crisis.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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October 01, 2003
The Changing Burden of Income Taxation on Working Families in Australia
This paper examines changes to the income tax burden from 1981-82 to 1993-94 in order to determine if it has increased, and if working families are paying a disproportionate amount.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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April 01, 1998
Proceedings and Final Report: Working Conference on Strategies to Ensure Economic Security for All Canadians
This document of proceedings and recommendations suggests ways to change social policy in order to achieve economic security for Canadians.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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January 31, 2003
Sharing the Learning: The Health Transition Fund
This report examines the efficiency, affordability, and accessibility of the health care system especially in relation to how system problems and issues affect youth and children’s development, physical and mental health, and social integration.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Health Canada
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2002
Snakes and Ladders: A Policy Brief on Poverty Dynamics
This report provides information about the number of Canadians who experience poverty, its duration, and the likelihood of entering or leaving poverty in any given year.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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October 01, 2002
Measuring Social Progress, Starting With the Well-Being of Canada's Children, Youth and Families
This presentation addresses how Canada measures its social progress and defines poverty.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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November 25, 1996
The Twentieth Century Record of Inequality and Poverty in the United States
This paper discusses the impact that factors such as demographic, economic, industrial/technological change, and government intervention and public policy have had on fluctuating poverty and inequality patterns.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1998
The Intergenerational Correlation in AFDC Participation: Welfare Trap or Poverty Trap?
This paper discusses the fact that women who relied on Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) are likely to have grown daughters who will rely on it as well.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Insitute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1996
Is it Money or Marriage That Keeps People Alive?
This study examines the relative impact of marriage and income on longevity.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Warwick University Department of Economics
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August 01, 2002
Former Welfare Families Need More Help: Hardships Await Those Making Transition to Workforce
This paper examines the continued economic struggle of many former welfare recipients who returned to work as a result of major welfare reforms in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Economic Policy Institute
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March 01, 2002
Policy Reforms are Needed to Increase Child Support from Poor Fathers
This paper provides a profile of poor, nonresident fathers who are unable to pay child support, and argues that the government could do more to enable them to provide for their families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute
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April 01, 2002
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Statistics
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June 01, 2004
Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Adolescent Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Behavior: The Case of Five Developed Countries
This comparative study examines the effect of education, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, and income on patterns of early childbearing, sexual activty, and contraceptive use in France, Sweden, Great Britain, Canada and the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 2001
Survival at the Bottom: The Income Packages of Low-Income Families with Children
This report examines the well-being of low-income families and seeks to correct some common misperceptions.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Institute for Women's Policy Research
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June 01, 2003
The Health of Lone Mothers
This paper examines the health of lone mothers over time and compares it to the health of mothers in dual parent homes.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 1999
A Bad Time to be Poor: An Analysis of British Columbia's New Welfare Policies
This report examines the reforms to the British Columbia welfare system and concludes that they are harsh, unjustified, detrimental, and should be reconsidered.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives - BC
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June 01, 2003
The Economic Well-Being of Low-Income Working Families
This paper examines the economic status of families in the United States, in particular those living in poverty.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Employment Policies Institute
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March 01, 2002
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Annie E. Casey Foundation, Population Reference Bureau
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October 01, 2003
Work, Income, and Well-Being among Long-Term Welfare Recipients: Findings from a Survey of California’s “Precarious” Families
This paper examines the employment, income, and dependency characteristics of families on welfare, and assesses their well-being in terms of family life, health, and social and government support.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute
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September 04, 2002
Effects of Child Health on Parents’ Relationship Status
This study suggests that unmarried parents' commitment to their relationship is likely to decline if they have a child with poor health, particularly in families with a lower socio-economic status.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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December 01, 2003
A Path to Good Jobs?: Unemployment and Low Wages: The Distribution of Opportunity for Young Unskilled Workers
This paper evaluates different steps a person with little schooling may take to decrease his chances of unemployment and low wages.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Jerome Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
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1994
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2000
This paper examines key indicators of poverty including health, education, income, housing, and employment, and discusses the effect these indicators have on the well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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December 01, 2000
2001 Census - Analysis Series: Income of Canadian Families
This analysis of Canadian family income shows that the median income for Canadians remained unchanged from 1990 to 2000.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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May 13, 2003
Rags and Riches: Wealth Inequality in Canada
This report highlights the deepening inequalities in the distribution of wealth in Canada and looks at accumulated wealth and net worth rather than income.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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December 01, 2002
State Profiles of Child Well-Being: Results for the 2000 Census
This report uses data from the 1990 and 2000 censuses to provide state profiles of child well-being in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
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March 01, 2003
Growing Child Benefits, Growing Tax Rates
This paper analyzes some of the problems with the national child benefit program and argues that although payments are increasing, the design of the program contains no incentives for the recipients to seek additional work, or to save or invest their money.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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C.D. Howe Institute
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February 17, 1999
How Do Social, Economic, and Cultural Factors Influence Fathers' Involvement with Their Children?
This paper briefly examines how race, family structure, and socio-economic factors, such as employment and income, influence a father's level of involvement in his children's lives.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Child Trends
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May 01, 1999
Single-Parent Families and Their Impact on Children: Changing Portrayals in Popular Magazines in the U.S., 1900-1998
This study examines how twentieth century magazines depict the acceptability of single parent families, the impact of single parenting on children, and the factors that contribute to the formation of a single-parent family.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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May 01, 2003
Lone-Father Families in Canada 1971-1996
This paper explores the nature of lone-father families, specifically with regard to the effects of single-parenting on employment, income and poverty.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Population Studies Centre University of Western Ontario
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June 09, 1999
Low Income, Labour Force Participation and Women in Housing Need, 1991
Using data from 1991 housing cost surveys, this paper discusses core housing need and demonstrates its connection to low household income and lack of workforce participation.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Depository Services Program
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1991
Social Inequalities
This chapter, from the book The Health of Children and Young People discusses variations in children's socio-economic status.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Office of National Statistics
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March 01, 2004
Maternal Education and Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
This paper studies the effect of maternal education and educational attainment on the health outcomes of infants, specifically in regards to birthweight.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 1998
Steady Work and Better Jobs: How to Help Low-Income Parents Sustain Employment and Advance in the Workforce
This document reviews the existing research on what needs to be done to enable low-income, welfare-reliant parents to improve their employment situation.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
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June 01, 2000
Low Wages and the Distribution of Family Income in Australia
This paper looks at the characteristics of low wage workers in Australia, and examines the extent to which low wages are associated with low household income.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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September 01, 1998
Adding it Up: The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
This booklet describes the medical and non-medical benefits of providing contraceptive services, maternal health services, and sexually transmitted disease services in developing countries.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 2004
Childhood Poverty, Early Motherhood and Adult Social Exclusion
This paper explores the relationship between childhood poverty and early motherhood as well as the effect that these two circumstances have on financial, emotional, socio-economic and health outcomes.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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July 01, 1999
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.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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June 01, 1997
Is There an Advantage to Being Born to Married Versus Cohabiting Parents? Differences in Child Behavior
This paper demonstrates that children born to married parents have fewer behavioural problems than those born to parents in a cohabiting relationship.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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July 01, 2003
The Effect of Maternal Employment on Teenage Childbearing
This study found that maternal employment was associated with an increased risk of teenage childbearing in both affluent and low-income families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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August 01, 2003
Measuring Poverty in Canada: Part Three
This document contains appendices, references, and notes relating to Parts One and Two of Christopher Sarlo's study on Measuring Poverty in Canada.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Fraser Institute
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July 01, 2001
Sociodemographic Risk and Child Well-Being
This paper discusses the negative child outcomes associated with exposure to social, economic, demographic and physical risk factors.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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The Urban Institute
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June 01, 2000
Wives, Mothers and Wages: Does Timing Matter?
This study looked at the impact of marriage and motherhood on women's wages.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Statstics Canada
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May 01, 2002
Immigrant Youth in Canada
This paper explores the immigration and adaptation of foreign-born youth to Canada and Canadian culture.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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2000
How Poor are the Poor?
This report examines ownership rates of large consumer goods such as televisions, VCRs, microwaves, and washing machines among families classified as living in poverty.
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Category:
Family Economics > Socio-economic Status
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National Center for Policy Alternatives
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October 01, 1995
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