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Welfare Benefits the Duration of Single Parenthood

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  • Ermisch, John
  • Wright, Robert E.

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The number of one parent families has risen by about 80 per cent since 1971, reaching just over a million in 1986. (Haskey 1989). In 1986, they made up 14 per cent of all families with dependent children, and the primary reason for this large increase is marital breakup: about 70 per cent of the increase is attributable to the growth in the number of divorced and separated mothers. At present, 90 per cent of single parents are women, and ¾ of mothers heading one parent families have previously been married.

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  • Ermisch, John & Wright, Robert E., 1989. "Welfare Benefits the Duration of Single Parenthood," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 130, pages 85-90, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:nierev:v:130:y:1989:i::p:85-90_8
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