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Source: Journal of Substance Use
Resulting in 1 citation.
1. Price, Joshua L.
Swann, Christopher A.
Bray, Jeremy W.
Substance Use and Participation in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: The Role of Unobserved Heterogeneity
Journal of Substance Use published online (16 February 2022): DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2039969.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14659891.2022.2039969
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Heterogeneity; Substance Use; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Method: Using data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we estimate the effect of substance use on mothers' TANF participation using a system of equations, addressing the potential endogeneity of substance use via unobserved heterogeneity that affects both substance use and TANF participation decisions.

Results: Our estimates suggest past-30-day substance use decreases the probability of current participation. Unobserved characteristics that increase the probability of participation also increase the probability of substance use. Our results are consistent across a range of sensitivity analyses.

Bibliography Citation
Price, Joshua L., Christopher A. Swann and Jeremy W. Bray. "Substance Use and Participation in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: The Role of Unobserved Heterogeneity." Journal of Substance Use published online (16 February 2022): DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2039969.