The economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin's former foster youth
The economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin's former foster youth
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DOI：
10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.12.032
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Dworsky, A
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作者：
Dworsky, A
这项研究使用行政数据来检查8511名前寄养青年的自给自足情况，这些青年在1992至1998年间从威斯康星州的家庭护理系统中出院，出院时至少年满16岁。衡量了自给自足的三项指标：就业、收入和公共援助收入额。从他们出院的那个季度到2000年第四季度，对他们进行了跟踪调查。大多数人在被解雇后的前八个季度中至少有一个季度有工作，但相对较少的人在所有八个季度都有收入。随着时间的推移，季度收益有所增加，但仍然非常低。即使在退伍八年后，收入仍低于贫困线。近五分之一的青年在退伍后的头八个季度中至少有一个季度获得了刚果民解力量/过渡联邦部队的现金援助，近三分之一的青年获得了食品券。福利改革的实施与公共援助收入的减少有关，尽管其他经济因素也可能是造成这一下降趋势的原因。使用多变量统计技术研究了这些结果指标与这些前寄养青年的人口统计特征和家庭外护理经历之间的关系。本文还讨论了研究结果的政策和实践意义。(C)2005爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
This study uses administrative data to examine the self-sufficiency of 8511 former foster youth who were discharged from Wisconsin's out-of-home care system between 1992 and 1998 and were at least 16 years old at the time they were discharged. Three indicators of self-sufficiency were measured: employment, earnings and public assistance receipt. The youth were followed from the quarter in which they were discharged through the fourth quarter of 2000. Most were employed in at least one of the first eight quarters after their discharge, but relatively few had earnings in all eight. Quarterly earnings increased over time, but remained very low. Earnings were still below the poverty threshold even eight years post-discharge. Nearly one fifth of the youth received AFDC/TANF cash assistance in at least one of their first eight quarters after their discharge, and nearly one third received food stamps. Implementation of welfare reform was associated with a reduction in public assistance receipt, although other economic factors are also likely to have contributed to this downward trend. Relationships between these outcome measures and both the demographic characteristics and out-of-home care experiences of these former foster youth were examined using multivariate statistical techniques. The policy and practice implications of the findings are discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.