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Poverty and Welfare Among Rural Female-Headed Families: Before and After PRWORA

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  • Lichter, Daniel T.
  • Jensen, Leif

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Rural poverty among female-headed families has declined since the new welfare bill was passed in 1996. Moreover, the income of femaleheaded families has increased, while income from earnings has more than offset declines in public assistance income. Rural single mothers nevertheless continue to experience higher rates of poverty than their urban counterparts, and a higher percentage are working but are still poor.

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  • Lichter, Daniel T. & Jensen, Leif, 2001. "Poverty and Welfare Among Rural Female-Headed Families: Before and After PRWORA," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 16(3), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:289501
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289501
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    1. Mosley, Jane M. & Miller, Kathleen K., 2001. "What The Research Says About Spatial Variations In Factors Affecting Poverty," Research Briefs 18922, Oregon State University, Rural Poverty Research Center (RPRC).
    2. Leigh Simmons & Bonnie Braun & David Wright & Scott Miller, 2007. "Human Capital, Social Support, and Economic Well-being among Rural, Low-income Mothers: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 28(4), pages 635-652, December.

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