Welfare Receipt Among Black and White Adolescent Mothers: A Longitudinal Perspective

Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were analyzed to determine whether the impact of adolescent childbearing on women's subsequent contact with the welfare system differed for Black and White women. Results of a path analysis indicate that there were distinctive differences betw...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 1990-09, Vol.11 (3), p.334-352
Main Authors: RUDD, NANCY M., McKENRY, PATRICK C., NAH, MYUNGKYUN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Birth
Black White Differences
Day Care
Early Parenthood
Economic Status
Educational Attainment
Employment Level
Family Characteristics
Females
Longitudinal Studies
Marriage
One Parent Family
Parenthood
Poverty
Racial Differences
Unwed Mothers
Welfare Recipients
Welfare Services
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Summary:Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were analyzed to determine whether the impact of adolescent childbearing on women's subsequent contact with the welfare system differed for Black and White women. Results of a path analysis indicate that there were distinctive differences between young Black and White women in the way early childbearing influences welfare receipt over an 8-year period. These differences are not fully apparent unless both direct and indirect effects of predictor variables are taken into account.
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/019251390011003006