The Effects of Extended Families and Marital Status on Housing Consumption by Black Female-Headed Households

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-83
Author(s):  
David Macpherson ◽  
James B. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Black Female ◽  
Housing Consumption ◽  
Extended Families ◽  
Female Headed Households

A COMPARISON OF FEMALE- AND MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN TANZANIA AND POVERTY IMPLICATIONS

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. KATAPA
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Logit Regression ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Logit Regression Model

Female- and male-headed households were compared using data from a Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Tanzania in 1996. Chi-squared tests showed that sex of head of household was highly significantly associated with: residence, household size and composition, radio ownership, having enough food to eat, and age and marital status of head of household. An analysis by the logit regression model showed that female-headed households were more likely than male-headed households to be in rural areas, be small, have fewer men, not have radios and not have enough food to eat. The majority of female heads of households were unmarried and older than male heads of households. The implication is that female-headed households are poorer than male-headed households.

scholarly journals Los hogares con jefatura femenina y la calidad de vida. Chihuahua y Tijuana, 2005 / Life Quality and Female Headed Households. Chihuahua and Tijuana, 2005

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Ana María Navarro Ornelas ◽  
Raúl Sergio González Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
The City

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la calidad de vida de los hogares ubicados en las ciudades de Chihuahua y Tijuana de acuerdo con el sexo del jefe del hogar, para lo cual se construye un índice. Se presenta un panorama sociodemográfico de tales ciudades tomando como base los resultados del II Conteo de Población y Vivienda 2005; asimismo se formula un análisis de la calidad de vida en los hogares con los datos que ofrece la Encuesta sobre Calidad de Vida, Competitividad y Violencia Social en Hogares de 26 Ciudades Mexicanas, aplicada en diciembre de 2005. Se incluye un indicador de calidad de vida y se aplica la metodología de regresión logística para explicar la diferen­cia entre los niveles de calidad de vida de ambas ciudades y según el sexo del jefe. El modelo de regresión muestra que a la variable sexo corresponde un pequeño incremento en el riesgo de tener una mala calidad de vida para los hogares dirigidos por mujeres en la ciudad de Tijuana, mientras que en la de Chihuahua no se presenta tal incremento, esto es, el sexo del jefe no influye en la calidad de vida de los hogares; son las variables edad, estado civil y educación las que la determinan significativamente en ambas ciudades. AbstractThe objective of this work is to analyze the quality of life of the households in the cities of Chihuahua and Tijuana according to the sex of the head of the household, by means of the construction of an index. A sociodemographic overview of the cities is presented, based on the ii Conteo de Población y Vivienda 2005, as well as an analysis of the quality of life in the households base on the Encuesta sobre Calidad de Vida, Competitividad y Violencia Social en Hogares de 26 Ciudades Mexicanas, applied in December of 2005. An indicator of quality of life is included, and logistic regression is applied to explain the difference in the quality levels of life in both cities and for each sex of head of the household. The regression model shows that variable sex represents a small increase in the risk of having a bad quality of life for the households directed by women in the city of Tijuana, whereas for the city of Chihuahua this increase does not appear, that is, the sex of the head of the household does not influence in the quality of life of the homes; the variables age, marital status and education are those that have a significant deter­mination in both cities.

scholarly journals Gender participation in non-farm employment in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Agro-Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
S.C. Onya ◽  
E.P. Amah-Jerry ◽  
O.R. Iheke
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Labour Income ◽  
Participation Decision ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Hours Of Work ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Gender Participation

This study examined gender participation in non-farm employment in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study used primary data collected from 149  respondents selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and double hurdle model. The result of the descriptive statistics showed that female household heads were younger (38.3 years) than the male (44.4 years), the male had more years ofeducation, spent more time in work than the female; and also the male farm income were more than that of the female, while the female non-labour income were higher than that of the male. Also, the females were more involved in tree cropping and livestock-keeping than their male counterparts, while on the non-farm activities, the female were more into these practices than the male. The result of the double hurdle estimation showed that age, marital status, years spent in school, household size, number of dependent, farm size, non-labour income, and distance to the market significantly influenced the participation decision of both male and female headed households in non-farm employment; while age, marital status, years spent in school, household size, number of dependent, farm size, non-labour income, distance to the market, and distance to the urban centre significantly influenced the hours of work decision of male and female headed households in non-farm employment in the study area. The study recommends policy measures that will improve the skills and educational level of the farmers especially the female as it will go a long way in reducing the number of unskilled labours while increasing the number of skilled labour of the people in the study area. Key words: gender, participation decision, hours of work decision, non-farm employment

scholarly journals A Gender and Marital Status Analysis of Household Income in a Low-Income Township

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Steven Henry Dunga
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Poverty Measures ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Status Analysis ◽  
Different Levels

Abstract The analysis of income at household level is highly important for understanding the poverty and for supporting the efforts to deal with poverty. Poverty measures can be calculated from a multitude of approaches. A common approach is to use household income and draw a minimum level of income required for a household to be considered above or below poverty. This paper looked at income at household level from a gender perspective and a marital status perspective in order to draw conclusions of the nature of household’s characteristics that are associated with higher or lower income as a proxy for poverty. Based on data collected in a low income township in South Africa, the regression analysis was applied to investigate the differences between different marital statuses and gender and how they are associated with different levels of income. The regression results reveal that female headed households have, on average, lower incomes compared to male headed households, and also, that married heads of households have higher incomes compared to the single, divorced, and widowed. The widowed had the lowest average income.

Marital Status May Influence Alzheimer's Risk

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 60-61
Author(s):  
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status

Psychological Adjustment of Melanoma Survivors

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Hamama-Raz ◽  
Z. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Cognitive Appraisal ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Ample Evidence

The study examines the contributions of hardiness, attachment style, and cognitive appraisal to the psychological adjustment of 300 survivors of malignant melanoma: The findings show that the survivors' adjustment is by far better predicted by their personal resources and cognitive appraisal than by their sociodemographic features (with the exception of marital status) and features of their illness. Of all the variables, their adjustment was best predicted by their attachment style, with secure attachment making for greater well-being and less distress. These findings add to the ample evidence that personal resources help persons to cope with stressful or traumatic events.

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