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Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits

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This report examines the employment patterns and income progression of single mothers and their families for two years after they exit poverty. The study found that 30 percent of single mothers were poor but then left poverty. Work effort was high among single mothers who left poverty: on average they worked for three-quarters of the subsequent two years following their poverty exit.

Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits - Research Brief

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This ASPE Research Brief summarizes findings from a project examining the income and employment experiences of single mothers who left poverty. Nearly thirty percent of single mothers who left poverty were able to stay out of poverty during the next two years. These single mothers tended to be older, with older children.

Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits: Research Brief

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Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits: Acknowledgments and Introduction

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Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)Office of Human Services Policy (HSP)Contract: 233-02-0086; Task Order 23

Welfare Mothers as Potential Employees: A Statistics Profile Based on National Survey Data

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Low-Income Single Mothers Disconnected from Work and Public Assistance

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This ASPE Research Brief presents information on trends in the rate of being disconnected from both work and public assistance, and the characteristics of the disconnected group compared to all low-income single mothers. The data are from a project examining the characteristics and experiences of low-income single mothers who are not working or receiving public assistance. [6 PDF pages]

Receipt of Unemployment Insurance Among Low-Income Single Mothers

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This Issue Brief presents analysis of data on unemployment receipt from the Census Bureau's Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS). This data analysis is supplemented by findings from two studies by Mathematica Policy Research on eligibility for unemployment insurance among former welfare recipients.

Welfare Mothers as Potential Employees: A Statistics Profile Based on National Survey Data

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When women who receive welfare benefits are compared with other women, both poor and non-poor, in the NLSY and other national sample surveys, welfare mothers are notably different from non-poor mothers. At the same time, these data show that there is considerable diversity within the welfare population.