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Author: Winkler, Anne E.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Moffitt, Robert A.
Reville, Robert T.
Winkler, Anne E.
Beyond Single Mothers: Cohabitation, Marriage, and the U.S. Welfare System
Discussion Paper No. 1068-95, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison, July 1995.
Also: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/pubs/dp106895.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), University of Wisconsin - Madison
Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Cohabitation; Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Household Composition; Marital Status; Marriage; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Parents, Single; Welfare

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

We investigate the extent and implications of cohabitation and marriage among U.S. welfare recipients. An analysis of four data sets (the CPS, NSFH, PSID, and NLSY) shows significant numbers of cohabitors among recipients of AFDC. An even more surprising finding is the large number of married women on AFDC. We also report the results of a telephone survey of state AFDC agencies conducted to determine state rules governing cohabitation and marriage. The survey results indicate that, in a number of respects, cohabitation is encouraged by the AFDC rules. Finally, we conduct a brief analysis of the impact of AFDC rules on cohabitation, marriage, and headship, and find weak evidence in support of incentives to cohabit.
Bibliography Citation
Moffitt, Robert A., Robert T. Reville and Anne E. Winkler. "Beyond Single Mothers: Cohabitation, Marriage, and the U.S. Welfare System." Discussion Paper No. 1068-95, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison, July 1995.
2. Moffitt, Robert A.
Reville, Robert T.
Winkler, Anne E.
Beyond Single Mothers: Cohabitation and Marriage in the AFDC Program
Demography 35,3 (August 1998): 259-278.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/x517133085778732/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Cohabitation; Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Household Composition; Marital Status; Marriage; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Parents, Single; Welfare

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

We investigate the extent and implications of cohabitation and marriage among U.S. welfare recipients. An analysis of four data sets (the Current Population Survey, the National Survey of Families and Households, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and the National longitudinal Survey of Youth) shows significant cant numbers of cohabitors among recipients of AFDC. An even more surprising finding is the large number of married women on welfare. We also report the results of a telephone survey of state AFDC agencies conducted to determine state rules governing cohabitation and marriage. The survey results indicate that, in a number of respects, AFDC rules encourage cohabitation. Finally, we conduct an analysis of the impact of AFDC rules on cohabitation, marriage, and single motherhood and find weak evidence in support of incentives to cohabit.
Bibliography Citation
Moffitt, Robert A., Robert T. Reville and Anne E. Winkler. "Beyond Single Mothers: Cohabitation and Marriage in the AFDC Program." Demography 35,3 (August 1998): 259-278.