University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Modeling Living Arrangements and Welfare Participation Choices among Single Mothers

Brandon, PeterWorking paper no. 1995-27 Abstract Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, this study analyzes the effects of AFDC benefits on living arrangements in combination with welfare participation. The study finds high rates of cohabitation and marriage among women receiving welfare. As well, results from the multivariate models indicate that the …

Living Arrangements of Children 13-16 and School Attendance: Latin America in the Early 1980s

De Vos, Susan Working paper no. 1996-11 Abstract Since research findings for the United States suggest the tantalizing possibility that living arrangements effect a child’s likelihood of school enrollment through differences in such factors as expectations, this study begins to examine whether the same might also be the case in part of Latin America. Considering …

Migradollars and Mortality: The Effects of Migration on Infant Survival in Mexico

Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia, and Katharine M. Donato Working paper no. 1998-10 Abstract Few studies have examined how migration affects the health of populations in origin communities. We apply multilevel methods to data from Mexico to examine how community and household migration patterns affect infant survival outcomes. We view migration as a cumulative process with varying …