scholarly journals Is Spousal Caregiving Associated With Enhanced Well-Being? New Evidence From the Panel Study of Income Dynamics

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 861-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Freedman ◽  
J. C. Cornman ◽  
D. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Spousal Caregiving ◽  
New Evidence

New Evidence on Earnings Volatility in Survey and Administrative Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 287-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Carr ◽  
Emily E. Wiemers
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Earnings Volatility ◽  
Apparent Inconsistency ◽  
New Evidence

Despite the rise in cross-sectional inequality since the late 1990s, there is little consensus on trends in earnings volatility during this period. Using consistent samples and methods in administrative earnings data matched to the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP GSF) and survey data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we examine earnings volatility for men from 1978 through 2011. In contrast to the apparent inconsistency in trends across administrative and survey data in the existing literature, we find recent increases in volatility in the SIPP GSF and the PSID, though increases are larger in the PSID.

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.

scholarly journals The Effect of EITC Exposure in Childhood on Marriage and Early Childbearing

Demography ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Michelmore ◽  
Leonard M. Lopoo
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
White Women ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Earned Income ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this study analyzes the effect of exposure to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in childhood on marriage and childbearing in early adulthood. Results suggest that EITC exposure in childhood leads women to delay marriage and first births in early adulthood (ages 16–25), but has no effect on men. A $1,000 increase in EITC exposure in childhood leads to a 2%–3% decline in a woman's likelihood of having a first birth and a comparable decline in her likelihood of marrying by her early 20s. We find similar reductions in fertility among Black and White women, though marriage declines are concentrated among White women. Results are focused on children growing up in the bottom half of the income distribution and those who spent the majority of childhood residing with a single parent—two groups that are the primary beneficiaries of the EITC. These findings have important implications for the well-being of individuals exposed to the EITC in childhood, as well as their future children.

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.

Food insecurity in the PSID: A comparison with the levels, trends, and determinants in the CPS, 1999–2017

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Laura Tiehen ◽  
Cody N. Vaughn ◽  
James P. Ziliak
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Trends Over Time ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Over Time

Food insecurity, defined as a condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food, is a widely used measure of well-being in the U.S. The survey module in the Current Population Survey (CPS) that is used to generate the official U.S. food insecurity measure is also included on multiple waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), offering the first opportunity to answer key research questions on the persistence of food insecurity within and across generations. We assess the validity of the food insecurity measure in the PSID by comparing it to the CPS. We find that, although estimated food insecurity rates in the PSID are lower than those in the CPS, the trends over time in the two datasets are similar, and the rates converge from the 1999–2003 period to the 2015–17 period. Our findings lend credence to the use of the PSID for food insecurity research.

scholarly journals Trajectories of Poverty and Economic Hardship among American Families Supporting a Child with a Neurodisability

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Rothwell ◽  
Geneviève Gariépy ◽  
Frank J. Elgar ◽  
Lucyna Lach
Keyword(s):  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Growth Trajectories ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
Poverty Risk ◽  
Curve Modeling

Caring for a child with a neurodisability (ND) impacts the financial decisions, relationships, and well-being of family members. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we tracked families from 5 years before child with ND birth until the child reached 20 years of age and used latent growth curve modeling to estimate different trajectories for risk of two indicators: poverty and economic hardship. In bivariate terms, families raising a child with ND had higher risks of poverty and economic hardship across time. Five latent growth trajectories were identified for each indicator. After controlling for family and caregiver characteristics that preceded the birth of the child with an ND, families raising a child with a ND were more likely to experience persistent economic hardship. However, raising a child with a ND was not associated with a unique poverty risk, suggesting that families already in poverty are more likely to remain poor if they have a child with a ND. The study establishes descriptive evidence for how having a child with a ND relates to changes in family economic conditions. The importance of social and economic conditions that precede the child’s birth lend support for a social causation framework of health inequalities.

scholarly journals The Consequences of Incarceration for Mortality in the United States

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Daza ◽  
alberto palloni ◽  
Jerrett Jones
Keyword(s):  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Former Prisoners ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Us ◽  
First Time ◽  
Health And Mortality

Previous research suggests that incarceration has negative implications for individuals’ well-being, health, and mortality. Most of these studies, though, do not follow former prisoners over extended periods of time and into older adult ages when it is more likely that cumulative consequences of incarceration will be felt. This paper contributes to this literature by employing for the first time the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to estimate the long-run association between individual incarceration and mortality over nearly 40 years, and supplementing those analyses with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). We then use these estimates to investigate the implications of the US incarceration regime and the post-1980 incarceration boom for the US health and mortality disadvantage relative to industrialized peer countries (the United Kingdom).

scholarly journals Loved and lost or never loved at all? Lifelong marital histories and their links with subjective well-being

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariah Purol ◽  
Victor N. Keller ◽  
Jeewon Oh ◽  
William J. Chopik ◽  
Richard E. Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Group 13 ◽  
Sequence Types

Marriage has been linked to higher well-being. However, previous research has generally examined marital status at one point in time or over a relatively short window of time. In order to determine if different marital histories have unique impacts on well-being in later life, we conducted a marital sequence analysis of 7,532 participants from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (54.2% women; Mage = 66.68, SD = 8.50; 68.7% White/Caucasian). Three different marital sequence types emerged: a “consistently-married” group (79%), a “consistently-single” group (8%), and a “varied histories” group (13%), in which individuals had moved in and out of various relationships throughout life. The consistently-married group was slightly higher in well-being at the end of life than the consistently-single and varied histories groups; the latter two groups did not differ in their well-being. The results are discussed in the context of why marriage is linked to well-being across the lifespan.

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