Living Arrangements of Single-Mother Families: Variations, Transitions, and Child Development Outcomes

Ariel Kalil, Thomas DeLeire (), Rukmalie Jayakody and Meejung Chin

No 120, Working Papers from Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

Abstract: Using a sample of 7,656 children observed over a three-year period in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we document the proportion of time children spend in various living arrangements and the number of transitions among them. We focus on four types of living arrangements for children: (a) living with a married mother; (b) coresiding with a single mother and her parent(s); (c) cohabiting with a single mother and her male partner; and (d) living with a single mother who is neither coresiding nor cohabiting. A substantial number of children experience coresiding and cohabiting arrangements, and approximately 11% of the children experience at least one transition. Results suggest that living with a single mother or living in a cohabiting arrangement is associated with poorer child development outcomes relative to living in married mother arrangements. In contrast, children in coresiding arrangements do not have poorer outcomes relative to children in married mother arrangements.

Keywords: co-residing; co-habiting; single mothers; child development outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001-09
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