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Ronald J Angel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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poverty and health older minority women and the rise of the Female Headed Household
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1990Co-Authors: Jacqueline Lowe Worobey, Ronald J AngelAbstract:This analysis uses the 1984 Survey on Aging (SOA) supplement to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to compare the relative impacts of poverty and health on the propensity of unmarried older black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white women to live with family. The results reveal that for blacks and Hispanics, economics are more significant than health in determining whether a woman lives with her children. Our findings also show that black unmarried elderly Females are more likely than similar non-Hispanic white women to head their Households. The literature and our findings suggest that black and Hispanic older women have fewer options in living arrangements than non-Hispanic older women in the event of diminished health.
Fawzia Yagoub - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Economic Adjustment and Income Adequacy of Malay Female-Headed Households in Malaysia
2005Co-Authors: Fawzia YagoubAbstract:The main purpose of this study was to investigate the economic adjustments and income adequacy of Malay Female-Headed Households (FHHs) in Malaysia. The study attempted to answer the following six research questions; what are the economic resources, sources of income and economic adjustments before and after the women becoming FHHs, and what are the factors significantly influence the economic status, objective and subjective income adequacy of FHHs? Secondary data collected among Female Headed Households for the study entitled Female Headed Household within the context of poverty carry out in 1994195 was used in this research. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS). The procedures used were descriptive statistics, t-tests, multiple regression and multiple discriminant analysis. The data analysis indicated that FHHs had access to limited economic resources. One of the main economic adjustments undertaken by the women was getting involved in employment to support their living. Three models explaining the economic status, objective and subjective income adequacy for widows, divorcees and all FHHs were tested in this research. Divorcee's economic status was significantly explained by education, income earned from employment, and ownership of properties while widow's economic status was significantly explained by ownership of properties, and other sources of income. Training, education, and income earned from employment contributed significantly to discriminate the divorcee's objective income adequacy. For widows it was found that income earned from other sources, employment, and remittance from children contributed significantly to discriminate the widow's objective income adequacy. Among FHHs there were only 34.2% divorcees and 27.9% widows whose income was adequate. When subjective income adequacy was analyzed there were 13% divorcees and 14.8% widows who perceived that their income is adequate. After taking into account all sources of income, majority of FHHs in this study; widows or divorcees were poor. Their low level of educational attainment and lack of skills contributed to such situation. Improve education and skills can be one of the strategies to help FHHs cope with the changing status from being intact family to Female Headed. To enhance the economic status of FHHs and reduce the incidences of poverty, relevant policies and more integrated programs should be formulated targeted FHHs. Addressing the needs of Female Headed Households can be one of the effective strategies to sustain the low level of poverty in Malaysia.
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Economic Adjustment and Income Adequacy of Malay Female-Headed Households in Malaysia / Fawzia Yagoub
2005Co-Authors: Fawzia YagoubAbstract:The main purpose of this study was to investigate the economic adjustments and income adequacy of Malay Female-Headed Households (FHHs) in Malaysia. The study attempted to answer the following six research questions; what are the economic resources, sources of income and economic adjustments before and after the women becoming FHHs, and what are the factors significantly influence the economic status, objective and subjective income adequacy of FHHs? Secondary data collected among Female Headed Households for the study entitled Female Headed Household within the context of poverty carry out in 1994195 was used in this research. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS). The procedures used were descriptive statistics, t-tests, multiple regression and multiple discriminant analysis. The data analysis indicated that FHHs had access to limited economic resources. One of the main economic adjustments undertaken by the women was getting involved in employment to support their living. Three models explaining the economic status, objective and subjective income adequacy for widows, divorcees and all FHHs were tested in this research. Divorcee's economic status was significantly explained by education, income earned from employment, and ownership of properties while widow's economic status was significantly explained by ownership of properties, and other sources of income. Training, education, and income earned from employment contributed significantly to discriminate the divorcee's objective income adequacy. For widows it was found that income earned from other sources, employment, and remittance from children contributed significantly to discriminate the widow's objective income adequacy. Among FHHs there were only 34.2% divorcees and 27.9% widows whose income was adequate. When subjective income adequacy was analyzed there were 13% divorcees and 14.8% widows who perceived that their income is adequate. After taking into account all sources of income, majority of FHHs in this study; widows or divorcees were poor. Their low level of educational attainment and lack of skills contributed to such situation. Improve education and skills can be one of the strategies to help FHHs cope with the changing status from being intact family to Female Headed. To enhance the economic status of FHHs and reduce the incidences of poverty, relevant policies and more integrated programs should be formulated targeted FHHs. Addressing the needs of Female Headed Households can be one of the effective strategies to sustain the low level of poverty in Malaysia.
Jacqueline Lowe Worobey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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poverty and health older minority women and the rise of the Female Headed Household
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1990Co-Authors: Jacqueline Lowe Worobey, Ronald J AngelAbstract:This analysis uses the 1984 Survey on Aging (SOA) supplement to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to compare the relative impacts of poverty and health on the propensity of unmarried older black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white women to live with family. The results reveal that for blacks and Hispanics, economics are more significant than health in determining whether a woman lives with her children. Our findings also show that black unmarried elderly Females are more likely than similar non-Hispanic white women to head their Households. The literature and our findings suggest that black and Hispanic older women have fewer options in living arrangements than non-Hispanic older women in the event of diminished health.
Lucian P. Spataro - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Effect of Female-Headed Households on Educational Attainment: A Comparative Analysis of White and Black Respondents
Journal of Applied Sociology, 2004Co-Authors: Guang-zhen Wang, M. Doug Buffalo, Shawn Bakr, Lucian P. SpataroAbstract:The study presents an analysis of the relationship between living in Female-Headed Households and educational attainment among White and Black respondents. A statistically significant relationship is found for the White respondents. For the Black respondents, the relationship is not statistically significant. The empirical findings cast doubt on the “pathology of matriarchy” hypothesis that the breakdown of the Black family has placed Black children at a distinct disadvantage in obtaining education and social well-being. The results point instead to the importance of the social and economic resources within the family. The proposition that growing up in a Female-Headed Household is more devastating for males than for Females in terms of educational attainment is not supported. The data used for this study came from the General Social Survey (GSS) of the National Opinion Research Center (NORC). The analysis was conducted from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and the year 2000 data.
Byela Tibesigwa And Martine Visser - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Small-scale Subsistence Farming, Food Security, Climate Change and Adaptation in South Africa: Male-Female Headed Households and Urban-Rural Nexus
2015Co-Authors: Byela Tibesigwa And Martine VisserAbstract:This study examines the role of gender of the head of Household on the food security of small-scale subsistence farmers in urban and rural areas of South Africa, using the exogenous switching treatment-effects regression framework. Our results show that agriculture contributes to food security of Female-Headed more than male-Headed Households, especially in rural areas. We also observe that male-Headed Households are more food secure compared to Female-Headed Households, and this is mainly driven by differences in off-farm labour participation. We further observe that the food security gap between male- and Female-Headed Households is wider in rural than in urban areas, where rural male- and Female-Headed Households are more likely to report chronic food insecurity, i.e., are more likely to experience hunger than their urban counterparts. Our results suggest that the current policy interest in promoting rural and urban agriculture is likely to increase food security in both male- and Female-Headed Household, and reduce the gender gap.
