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Article: FAMILY STRUCTURE AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, 1976 TO 2000*
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- Demography
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Population Association of America Aug 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Using 24 years of data from the March supplements to the Current Population Survey and detailed categories of family structure, including cohabiting unions, I assess the contribution of changes in family structure to the dramatic rise in family income inequality. Between 1976 and 2000, family str
ucture shifts explain 41% of the increase in inequality, but the influence of family structure change is not uniform within this period or across racial-ethnic groups. In general, the estimated role of family structure change is inversely related to the magnitude of the changes in inequality. Furthermore, by including cohabitation, I find lower levels of total inequality and a weaker role for ...