Why Do Lone Mothers Fare Worse than Lone Fathers? Lone Parenthood and Welfare Benefit Receipt in Germany
This article uses data from the German microcensuses of 2007 and 2012 to examine gender differences in welfare reliance among lone parents. Binary logistic regression was employed as the method of analysis. We show that the risk of welfare benefit receipt is lower among lone fathers than lone mother...
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| Language: | English |
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Federal Institute for Population Research
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Comparative Population Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/301 |