Welfare Incidence and Welfare Dependency among American Women: A Longitudinal Examination

摘要

This research uses data from the 1968 to 1980 National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience to measure the incidence and intensity of welfare attachment among young women. In addition to examining the propensity to repeatedly receive welfare, both within and across generations, the research examines variations in short and longer term welfare receipt by race, family status and socioeconomic background. The results indicate that while relatively large proportions of women require welfare assistance at some time, a relatively small proportion of women accounts for a large part of the welfare case load. Family and employment considerations both are important predictors of longer term welfare attachment for both black and white women.