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Title: The Dual Demands of Single Fathers

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Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: While research on the behavior and circumstance of single mothers is voluminous, existing research on single fatherhood is quite limited. Due to their increasing prevalence and unique circumstances, single fathers present an interesting study of household behavior. I profile the current U.S. single father population using the American Community Survey 2011 1% Sample and perform longitudinal analysis using 1990-2009 samples of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Compared to married fathers, single fathers experience a decrease in income and wages and an increase in weekly hours of housework; moreove their wages remain suppressed after single fatherhood has ended (i.e. after they remarry or their children have left the household). These results provide additional evidence that housework has a negative effect on wages, and suggest that these effects may extend beyond the actual years of increased domestic responsibilities. In addition, the decreased earnings of single fathers suggest that the group might warrant increased attention from a policy perspective.

Url: https://www.sole-jole.org/14119.pdf

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Authors: Albert, Aaron

Publisher: Georgetown University

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other

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