The Impact of Welfare Policy on the Employment of Single Mothers Living in Rural and Urban Areas

McKernan, Signe‐Mary; Lerman, Robert I.; Pindus, Nancy; Valente, Jesse

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“…can be a significant barrier to maternal employment, and assistance with this will enable mothers to enter the labor force (Connelly & Kimmel, 2000;Martinson, 2000;McKernan et al, 2002). At the same time, there were other government policies that reduced mothers' probability of work.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This may be related to the requirement that they work full-time in order to get these benefits and a willingness to work longer hours to qualify for them. Since previous studies have reported on the importance of health insurance to low-income mothers, especially to rural mothers (Lee et al, 2004;Martinson, 2000;McKernan et al, 2002), it is reasonable that mothers would work full-time in order to qualify for this benefit.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The labor market conditions varied across the sites in a study of 12 rural areas in Alabama, Arkansas, California, and Maine; most of the jobs were either part-time or intermittent and were not dependent on agriculture (McKernan, Lerman, Pindus & Valente, 2002). These jobs, especially among women, were mostly in the service industry that usually paid the minimum wage and provided few opportunities for advancement.…”

Section: Employment In Rural Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to McKernan et al (2002), the barriers faced by rural low-income families do not result in employment levels that are any lower than those of urban families. Since rural areas are becoming more economically and culturally integrated (Duncan, Whitener & Weber, 2002), both rural and urban families face a similar set of employment barriers.…”

Section: Rural Low-income Mothers and Barriers To Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is worth noting because the access to Medicaid benefits is a major consideration in the employment decisions of rural mothers. Yet another important factor to rural mothers is child care subsidies, sometimes seen as being more relevant to employment than the availability of child care (McKernan et al, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Labor Supply Decisions of Rural Low-Income Mothers

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Abstract:Labor force participation is crucial to the economic well-being of low-income rural families. This study identified the factors that influence two decisions that low-income rural mothers make regarding their employment: labor force entry and number of hours supplied to employment. The sample consisted of 412 rural low-income mothers who participated in a multi-state study. The logistic regression model correctly predicted 80 percent of their work participation decisions. Employed rural mothers appeared to be older, better educated, and less likely to suffer from depression compared to those not working. Additionally, they were more likely to have an employed partner, a driver's license, child care assistance, and Earned Income Tax Credit from the previous year. The estimated labor supply function explained 33 percent of the variation in hours worked by the 208 employed rural mothers. Higher wages, availability of health insurance, and overtime benefits predicted the number of hours that these employed mothers were willing to work. Labor Force Supply Decisions of Rural Low-Income Mothers AbstractLabor force participation is crucial to the economic well-being of low-income rural families. This study identified the factors that influence two decisions that low-income rural mothers make regarding their employment: labor force entry and number of hours supplied to employment. The sample consisted of 412 rural low-income mothers who participated in a multistate study. The logistic regression model correctly predicted 80 percent of their work participation decisions. Employed rural mothers appeared to be older, better educated, and less likely to suffer from depression compared to those not working. Additionally, they were more likely to have an employed partner, a driver's license, child care assistance, and Earned Income Tax Credit from the previous year. The estimated labor supply function explained 33 percent of the variation in hours worked by the 208 employed rural mothers. Higher wages, availability of health insurance, and overtime benefits predicted the number of hours that these employed mothers were willing to work.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Employment In Rural Communitiesmentioning

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Section: Rural Low-income Mothers and Barriers To Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rural Low-income Mothers and Barriers To Employmentmentioning

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