The Implications of Grandparent Coresidence for Economic Hardship Among Children in Mother-Only Families
The Implications of Grandparent Coresidence for Economic Hardship Among Children in Mother-Only Families
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DOI：
10.1177/0192513x09340527
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Baker, Lindsey A.
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作者：
Mutchler, Jan E.;Baker, Lindsey A.
估计有600多万儿童与至少一位祖父母生活在一起。尽管有证据表明这种安排越来越普遍，但有限的研究集中在估计共同居住对孙辈经济福祉的影响。本文利用2001年收入和计划参与调查小组的数据，研究了一个特别脆弱的儿童群体--那些生活在单亲家庭中的儿童--的经济困难程度。研究结果表明，与生活在没有祖父母的只有母亲的家庭中的儿童相比，生活在包括祖父母的只有母亲的家庭中的儿童生活在贫困线以下或附近的可能性要小得多。在这些三代同堂的家庭中，通过祖父母的重大经济贡献以及家庭收到的各种财政资源，包括经经济状况调查的现金转移和社会保障等其他收入，儿童的经济安全得到加强。
estimates suggest that more than 6 million children live with at least one grandparent. Despite evidence establishing the growing prevalence of this arrangement, limited research has focused on estimating the implications of coresidence for the economic well-being of grandchildren. Using data from the 2001 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation, this article examines levels of financial hardship among a particularly vulnerable group of children-those living in mother-only families. Findings suggest that children living in mother-only families that include a grandparent are substantially less likely to be living below or near the poverty level, compared with children living in mother-only families without a grandparent present. The financial security of children in these three-generation households is enhanced through significant economic contributions of the grandparents and from household receipt of a wide range of financial resources, including means-tested cash transfers and other income such as Social Security.