Abstract
This study analyzes whether welfare use is longitudinally related to drug use and various measures of social relations. It conducts secondary analyses on data from a sample of 382 women. The data, which stem from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, were gathered between 1984 and 2002. The results suggest that use of marijuana or cocaine does not affect women's welfare participation to a statistically significant degree. Attending religious services and receiving low levels of child support are associated with statistically significant declines in welfare participation. Changes in marital status are linked to increases in welfare participation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-165 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Social Service Review |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2007 |
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How do drug use and social relations affect welfare participation? / Cheng, Tyrone; McElderry, Cathy Gilbert.
In: Social Service Review, Vol. 81, No. 1, 01.03.2007, p. 155-165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - How do drug use and social relations affect welfare participation?
AU - Cheng, Tyrone
AU - McElderry, Cathy Gilbert
PY - 2007/3/1
Y1 - 2007/3/1
N2 - This study analyzes whether welfare use is longitudinally related to drug use and various measures of social relations. It conducts secondary analyses on data from a sample of 382 women. The data, which stem from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, were gathered between 1984 and 2002. The results suggest that use of marijuana or cocaine does not affect women's welfare participation to a statistically significant degree. Attending religious services and receiving low levels of child support are associated with statistically significant declines in welfare participation. Changes in marital status are linked to increases in welfare participation.
AB - This study analyzes whether welfare use is longitudinally related to drug use and various measures of social relations. It conducts secondary analyses on data from a sample of 382 women. The data, which stem from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, were gathered between 1984 and 2002. The results suggest that use of marijuana or cocaine does not affect women's welfare participation to a statistically significant degree. Attending religious services and receiving low levels of child support are associated with statistically significant declines in welfare participation. Changes in marital status are linked to increases in welfare participation.
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U2 - 10.1086/510803
DO - 10.1086/510803
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33947545929
VL - 81
SP - 155
EP - 165
JO - Social Service Review
JF - Social Service Review
SN - 0037-7961
IS - 1
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