Abstract
This research note focuses on two questions: (a) What is the incidence of marriage and separation/divorce in the welfare population [in the United States]? and (b) What factors are associated with these changes in family composition? Event history analyses indicate that approximately 13% of female heads of households (with or expecting children) over a three-year period will eventually marry while 21% of married couples during the same period will dissolve their marriages. Race emerged in this study as a significant factor affecting the probability of marriage while having a young child in the household and wifes employment status were correlated with marital dissolution. In neither case were changes in welfare benefits the number of public assistance programs received or length of time on welfare significant predictors of changes in family composition. (EXCERPT)
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