Single Mothers and Work

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This study examines the situation confronting African-American single mothers in efforts to move from welfare to work. The hypothesis tested in this study holds that variations in educational skills, health status and access to child-care affect the employment outlook for African-American single mothers and, therefore, the probability that they will be able to successfully move from welfare to work. The relationships between variations in educational skills, health status and access to child-care for African-American single mothers are discussed in this chapter in both conceptual and operational contexts. Additionally, the interactive effects of the independent variables on the dependent variable also are discussed.

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"Health risks, as an independent variable, are operationalized as "high," "average," and "low," as indicated in Figure 3. The classifications of health risks for an African American single mother reflect a combination of the effects of personal health problems, the health problems of the dependent children of an African American single mother, and the health problems of other members of the household of an African American single mother for whose welfare the African American single mother is to some extent responsible."

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