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Poverty among Households with Children: A Comparative Study of Lone Parents and Couples with Children in Norway and Germany
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to compare poverty among lone parents households and
couples households with children in Norway and Germany measuring income poverty,
material deprivation and receptions of social assistance with some separate numbers for
formerly West and East Germany. As expected, t... view more
The purpose of this paper is to compare poverty among lone parents households and
couples households with children in Norway and Germany measuring income poverty,
material deprivation and receptions of social assistance with some separate numbers for
formerly West and East Germany. As expected, the rates of income poverty and
material deprivation are generally higher in Germany than Norway, and among lone
parents households than among couples with children. However, focusing on receptions
of social assistance the results become more complex, with Norwegian lone parents
being the household group most frequently receiving social assistance. The results show
that the different dimensions of poverty are not independent of one another but at the
same time as they are not totally overlapping. Besides the impact of household
characteristic and welfare regime, poverty also seems to be related to labor market
factors.... view less
Keywords
social research; poverty; comparative research; family; single parent; Federal Republic of Germany; Norway; income situation; family income; welfare state; measurement; family situation
Classification
Social Problems
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Social Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2004
Page/Pages
41 p.
Series
Rokkan working papers, 7
Status
Preprint; not reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works