Why do lone mothers fare worse than lone fathers? Lone parenthood and welfare benefit receipt in Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Geisler, Esther; Kreyenfeld, Michaela
Titel	Why do lone mothers fare worse than lone fathers? Lone parenthood and welfare benefit receipt in Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Warum geht es alleinerziehenden Müttern schlechter als alleinerziehenden Vätern? Sozialleistungsbezug von Alleinerziehenden in Deutschland.
Quelle	In: Comparative population studies, 44 (2019), S. 61-84 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1869-8980; 1869-8999
DOI	10.12765/CPoS-2019-09en
Schlagwörter	Soziale Situation; Mutter; Vater; Armut; Mutter; Vater; Soziale Situation; Qualifikation; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Armut; Sozialleistung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Leistungsbezug; Qualifikation; Geschlechtsspezifik; Allein erziehender Elternteil; Sozialhilfeempfänger
Abstract	"This article uses data from the German microcensuses of 2007 and 2012 to examine gender differences in welfare reliance among lone parents. Binary logistic regression was employed as the method of analysis. We show that the risk of welfare benefit receipt is lower among lone fathers than lone mothers. We also find that these gender differences can be partially explained by the socio-economic characteristics of lone fathers; compared to lone mothers, lone fathers are, on average, better educated and more likely to be living with older children. Gender differences decreased over time among parents who have never married, but remained constant among divorced parents. We present a discussion of our findings in light of recent policy reforms, in particular the reform of the German Maintenance Law of 2008, which curbed the ability of a divorced parent to collect support from an ex-spouse." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/1