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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/30010
Title: Two decades of poverty reduction politics benefited single parent families
Authors: Notten, Geranda
Zohora, Fatima Tuz
Plante, Charles
Laforest, Rachel
Keywords: Children & youth;Families, households & marital status;Government;Income, pensions, spending & wealth;Population & demography
Publication Date: Jul-2024
Citation: Geranda Notten, Fatima Tuz Zohora, Charles Plante, Rachel Laforest. “Two decades of poverty reduction politics benefited single parent families.” CRDCN research-policy snapshots. Volume 3, Issue 2. July 2024.
Series/Report no.: CRDCN research-policy snapshots;Vol. 3 Iss. 2
Abstract: Poverty reduction is a complex task. This study investigates whether the position of single parent families and single working age adults improved in a political context that has, at least rhetorically, prioritized poverty reduction across all higher-level jurisdictions in Canada. Both groups experience very high poverty rates. The study analyzes poverty changes from 1999 to 2017 in a relative sense (compared to the typical Canadian) and an absolute sense (purchasing power). Controlling for demographic and regional characteristics, it finds that the poverty disadvantage declined for both groups.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/30010
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