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Assessing Asset Data on Low-Income Households: Current Availability and Options for Improvement
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By: Caroline Ratcliffe and Henry Chen The Urban Institute and Trina R. Williams Shanks, Yunju Nam, Mark Schreiner, Min Zhan, and Michael Sherraden Center for Social Development Washington University in St. Louis
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.
Balance Sheets of Low-Income Households: What We Know about Their Assets and Liabilities
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This report synthesizes current research and other available information on the assets and liabilities of low-income households into a variety of portraits. These data allow practitioners and researchers to begin to form a comprehensive representation of the balance sheets of low-income households. [78 PDF pages]
Effects of Holding Assets on Social and Economic Outcomes of Families: A Review of Theory and Evidence
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Poor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households The Effects of Holding Assets on Social and Economic Outcomes of Families: A Review of Theory and Evidence November 2008 By: Robert Lerman and Signe-Mary McKernan The Urban Institute
Role of Religiosity in the Lives of the Low-Income Population: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence
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This report is a comprehensive literature review and descriptive synthesis of the state of the research on the influence of religiosity and spirituality in the lives of the US low-income population. Findings are presented in six main areas: marriage and relationships, parenting, youth, mental and physical health, substance use, and crime and violence. [129 PDF pages]
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]
Role of Religiosity in the Lives of the Low-Income Population: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence
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Prepared for: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by: Pamela Joshi, Erin Hardy, and Stephanie Hawkins RTI International RTI Project Number: 0211824.000
A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men
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Summary of an Urban Ethnographers’ Symposium on Low-Income Men
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Education and Employment of Disconnected Low-Income Men
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The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men
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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000
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The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2002
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The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.
Low-Income and Low-Skilled Workers Involvement in Nonstandard Employment
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Prepared by: Julia Lane, Kelly S. Mikelson, Patrick T. Sharkey, Douglas Wissoker The Urban Institute 2100 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037
Why Health Matters for Low-Income Fathers
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This brief will help community-based organizations serving low-income fathers better understand the new opportunities offered under the Affordable Care Act, why it is important information for their clients, and how they can help their clients get connected to health coverage and care.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003
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The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2005
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The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2006
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The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. The 2006 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the ninth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2003, reflecting changes that have taken place since ena
The Balance Sheets of Low-Income Households: What We Know about Their Assets and Liabilities
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By: Adam Carasso and Signe-Mary McKernan The Urban Institute