Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Topics
Data & Maps
Surveys & Programs
Resource Library
The Employment of Mothers and the Prevention of Poverty
The Employment of Mothers and the Prevention of Poverty
Working Paper Number SEHSD-WP1988-28 or SIPP-WP-73
Our goal in this paper is to examine empirically the role that the employment of mothers plays (and might play) in keeping (or getting) families above poverty. We use the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), a relatively new longitudinal data set available from the Census Bureau and consider two years of income experience for the families in the survey.
Our interest in this topic stems from several recent phenomena: 1) relatively stagnant family incomes in real terms since the mid 1970's; 2) the rapid increase in the employment of mothers in the 1960's and 1970's; and 3) various policy prescriptions that call for the education, training, and employment of mothers (of even very young children) who receive AFDC (other policy issues related to mothers’ employment and currently under discussion include subsidizing child care costs and providing tax credits to parents).
Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
✕
Is this page helpful?
Yes
No
Yes
No✕
NO THANKS
255 characters maximum
255 characters maximum reached
255 characters maximum reached
✕
Thank you for your feedback.
Comments or suggestions?
Comments or suggestions?
