Exploring long-term economic well-being and child outcomes with the Supplemental Poverty Measure: evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary W. Reinbold
Keyword(s):  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Poverty Measure ◽  
Economic Well Being

scholarly journals Access to Social Capital

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 609-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHANNE BOISJOLY ◽  
GREG J. DUNCAN ◽  
SANDRA HOFFERTH
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
Geographic Mobility ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Perceived Access ◽  
Economic Well Being

Defining social capital as perceived access to time and money help from friends and family, this article examines (a) the stock of social capital to which families have access, (b) the trade-off between access to money and time help, and (c) the association between perceived access to time and money help and conventional measures of family economic well-being. Data come from the 1980 wave of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, an ongoing longitudinal survey of U.S. households. More than 9 out of 10 families reported access to social capital. Some evidence for isolation from social capital among families with a less-educated or older head was found. Surprisingly, families in very poor neighborhoods reported more access to social capital, primarily in friend-based networks. Finally, geographic mobility leads to increased social isolation, because it reduces family ties.

Economic Well-Being of the Chronically Disabled Elderly: Practice and Policy Implications

1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 460-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean W. Bauer ◽  
Marlene S. Stum ◽  
Paula J. Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Disabled Elderly ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Care Survey ◽  
Economic Well Being

The 1982 Long-Term Care Survey (N = 5,670) was used to gain an understanding of predisposing, need, and enabling variables that influence the economic well-being of disabled elderly. Stepwise regression results suggest that a combination of enabling and predisposing factors best explained differences in economic well-being. Implications of the findings for practitioners are discussed within the context of practice and policy for the disabled elderly.

Trends in Childhood Obesity Research: A Brief Analysis of NIH-Supported Efforts

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry T-K Huang ◽  
Mary N. Horlick
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Obesity Research ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Economic Well Being

Childhood obesity continues to rise in the United States, with now over 17% of children and adolescents considered overweight. Childhood obesity predisposes an entire generation to increased risk of chronic diseases and disabilities and is a severe threat to the economic well-being of the nation. At first thought, the solution to the obesity epidemic may seem simple: encourage people to eat less and exercise more. However, the reality is that behavioral change is difficult to achieve without also considering the interplay of genetics, biological processes, and social and environmental mechanisms. As such, investment in obesity research has been considered an important tool to combat obesity and obesity-related diseases. Childhood obesity research, in particular, has drawn considerable attention, given the lower cost of prevention relative to treatment and the high potential for long-term benefits at a population level.

scholarly journals Changes in Economic Status and Timing of Marriage of Young Canadians

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenaida R. Ravanera ◽  
Fernando Rajulton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Panel Surveys ◽  
Economic Well Being

Using the longitudinal panel data collected through the Canadian Surveys of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) from 1993 to1998, we examined the hypotheses that (a) higher education delays marriage; (b) labour force participation and earnings of women, like those of men, increase the likelihood of marriage; and, (c) the magnitude of the effects of education and income varies by life course stages of the youth. Analyses were done for men aged 17-19, 20-22, and 23-25 and for women aged 15-17, 18-20, and 21-23 at the start of the panel surveys. Our findings confirm our hypotheses, namely, a longer stay in school lowers the risk of marrying while greater economic well-being increases the risk. The results also show that the effects of wages and salaries are strongest among the middle cohorts of men (20-22) and women (18-20) who are at the stage of forming their own independent lives.

Getting a Job, Again: New Evidence against Subjective Well-Being Scarring

Social Forces ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamkinat Rauf
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Employment Transitions ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Temporal Relationships ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Unemployment Spells

Abstract Previous research finds that unemployment leaves permanent “scars” on subjective well-being (SWB) that remain even after reemployment. However, this research systematically overweighs long-term unemployment, inaccurately measures employment transitions, often does not track individuals long enough to substantiate scarring, and does not always account for age-related changes in well-being. This paper uses event history calendars from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to track complete monthly employment histories of prime working age Americans over a 17-year period, and accounts for the temporal relationships between SWB, age, and employment transitions using a novel fixed-effects formulation. The results suggest that there is some variation in patterns of recovery by employment stability after job loss, but no significant differences were observed by the duration of unemployment spells. Within 2 years of reemployment, average SWB levels reverted toward baseline trajectories across all groups, showing no evidence of scarring. This study brings unemployment literature into better alignment with research on resilience and adaptation. The findings also highlight some limitations of the construct of SWB for assessing the long-term costs of unemployment.

scholarly journals Family Income Level, Variability, and Trend as Predictors of Child Achievement and Behavior

Demography ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather D. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Income Variability ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Child Achievement

Abstract Recent decades have seen increases in the variability of family income, tepid income growth rates for all but the richest families, and widening income inequality. These trends are concerning for child well-being, given the importance of income to parental investments and parenting practices. Growing evidence suggests that a high level of change is disruptive to family processes and that chronic stress affects physiology as well as psychology. This study used the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement to estimate associations between three dimensions of childhood income dynamics—level, variability, and trend—and child achievement and behavior. After income level was controlled for, income variability during childhood was not associated with child achievement or behavior, but an increasing five-year trend in income-to-needs was modestly beneficial to behavior measures. Subgroup analysis suggests some adverse effects of income variability and trend on reading and behavior for non-White children but no clear patterns by child's age or family income or wealth levels.

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