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Title: Trajectories of Public Assistance Receipt among Female High School Dropouts
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Hamil-Luker, Jenifer |
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Trajectories of Public Assistance Receipt among Female High School Dropouts Population Research and Policy Review 24, 6 (Dec 2005): 673-694. Also: DOI:10.1007/s11113-005-5751-0 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): GED/General Educational Diploma/General Equivalency Degree/General Educational Development; High School Dropouts; Modeling, Latent Class Analysis/Latent Transition Analysis; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper maps patterns of public assistance receipt for 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth female high school dropouts between 1984, when they were 19-27 years old, and 1998 when they reached their early 30s and 40s. Using latent class cluster models, I test whether obtaining a GED, occupational training, work experience, marriage, and delayed parenthood reduce the probability of receiving public assistance. I find that dropouts who earn their GEDs within 4 years after leaving high school have a high probability of never receiving public assistance across the 14-year period. Those who earn GEDs 5 or more years after dropping out have a sharply reduced risk of welfare use in mid-adulthood, suggesting that a late GED may act as a turning point for those formerly reliant on public assistance. Although work experience is the strongest predictor of avoiding public assistance, marriage and education provide a more effective route off of welfare for some recipients. |
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Hamil-Luker, Jenifer. "Trajectories of Public Assistance Receipt among Female High School Dropouts." Population Research and Policy Review 24, 6 (Dec 2005): 673-694.
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