Exploring Residential Mobility among Low-Income Families
Exploring Residential Mobility among Low-Income Families
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DOI：
10.1086/673963
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发表时间：
2013-12-01
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通讯作者：
Phinney, Robin
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作者：
Phinney, Robin
尽管人们普遍认识到低收入家庭经常搬家，但这种转变的复杂性尚不清楚。本文使用妇女就业研究的面板数据来研究福利改革后几年中低收入母亲样本中不同形式流动的模式和相关性。分析揭示了推动者和非推动者之间存在相当大的异质性，在较小程度上，经历积极行动和消极行动的人之间也存在相当大的异质性。大多数家庭都经历了积极的居住过渡，但近四分之一的搬家者在搬家后对其住房状况不满意。多变量分析表明，作为非裔美国人、经历失业和报告吸毒行为显着增加了经历消极流动性的可能性，而身体健康问题则增加了在缺乏流动性的情况下不满意的可能性。
While it is widely recognized that low-income families move frequently, the complexities of such transitions are not well understood. This article uses panel data from the Women''s Employment Study to examine the patterns and correlates of different forms of mobility among one sample of low-income mothers in the years following welfare reform. The analysis reveals considerable heterogeneity between movers and nonmovers and, to a lesser extent, between those who experience positive and negative moves. Most families experience positive residential transitions, yet nearly a quarter of movers are dissatisfied with their housing circumstances following a move. Multivariate analyses show that being African American, experiencing a job loss, and reporting hard drug use significantly increase the probability of experiencing negative mobility, while having a physical health problem increases the probability of dissatisfaction in the absence of mobility.