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American grandparents providing extensive child care to their grandchildren: Prevalence and profile
Fuller-Thomson, Esme, 2001
The Gerontologist, 41(2), 201-209

An examination of the prevalence and profile of grandparent care from 1992-1994 National Survey of Families and Households

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Attitudes towards child support and knowledge of the Child Support Agency, 2004 [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Research Report No. 226). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

A summary of a study of changes in attitudes concerning non-resident parents' financial responsibility to children since 2000 in the United Kingdom

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Balancing the family budget: Differences in childcare expenditures by race/ethnicity, economic status, and family structure
Brayfield, April, 1995
Social Science Quarterly, 76(1), 158-177

A study on factors affecting child care expenditures within families with children under five using data from the 1990 National Child Care Survey

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Barriers to lone parents' employment: Looking beyond the obvious
Speak, Suzanne, 2000
Local Economy, 15(1), 32-44

A discussion of the role of neighborhood disadvantage and policies to increase access to child care and training in the transition to employment among single parents on welfare

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The beliefs of teachers and daycare staff regarding children of divorce: A Q methodological study
Overland, Klara, April, 2012
Teaching and Teacher Education, 28(3), 312-323

A study of staff opinions about typical behaviors of young children in child care settings whose parents experience divorce or separation, based on a survey of 33 early educators in Norway

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"The changers and the changed": Preparing early childhood teachers to work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families
Kintner-Duffy, Victoria L., July, 2012
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 33(3), 208-223

A study of the learning process and reactions of participants in a class founded on the Making Room in the Circle curriculum, designed to prepare pre-service early childhood educators to offer welcoming learning environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) children and families, based on data from 16 class participants and participant observations of 2 faculty and 2 doctoral students in a university sponsored course in the Southeast

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Characteristics of children and families entering early intervention
United States. Department of Education, 2001
In To assure the free appropriate public education of all children with disabilities: Twenty-third annual report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (pp. II-1--II-15). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

A detailed description of the population of disabled infants and toddlers using early intervention services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including birth histories, types of disabilities, health status, behavior characteristics, and family demographics

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Child care and the employment behavior of single and married mothers
Kimmel, Jean, 1992
(Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper No. 93-14). Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

A paper relating labor force participation of married and single mothers to child care costs and wages

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Child care and employment: Evidence from random assignment studies of welfare and work programs
Gennetian, Lisa A., 2003
(Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 17). New York: MDRC.

An investigation into the effects of welfare reform policies and links between employment and child care choices, using data from random assignment pilot welfare programs begun between 1993 and 1996 in a variety of urban and rural areas in the United States

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Childcare and family ideology in Sweden
Krapf, Sandra, December 2009
(Working Paper 2009-044). Rostock, Germany: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

An investigation of the effect of child care supply, in conjunction with attitudes towards family structure, on individual childbearing decisions, based on national survey data from 2001 to 2003

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Child care costs and lone mothers' employment rates: UK evidence
Jenkins, Stephen P., 2001
The Manchester School, 69(2), 121-147

A study of the significance of child care costs on single British mothers' decisions to return to employment, using data from the Lone Parents Survey

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Child care for low-income school-age children: Disability and family structure effects in a national sample
Parish, Susan L., 2006
Children and Youth Services Review, 28(8), 927-940

A study using nationally representative data to examine the use and quality of child care for school aged children from low income families, investigating the relations among child care use and quality, disability status, and family characteristics

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Child care in the Black community
Hill-Scott, Karen, 1979
Journal of Black Studies, 10(1), 78-97

A survey of child care needs assessment and planning in an urban black community

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Child care subsidies and the employment of single mothers
Guzman, Julio, March 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Chicago, Chicago

An examination of the relationship between child care subsidies and the employment of single mothers after 1996, based on data collected in 1999 and 2002 from the National Survey of America's Families, and an examination of the relationship between free public kindergarten for 5-year-old children and employment for different groups of mothers and groups of states, based on data from the 2005, 2006 and 2007 rounds of the American Community Survey

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Children cared for by relatives: Who are they and how are they faring?
Ehrle, Jennifer, 2001
(Series B, No. B-28). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

An investigation into the well-being of children living in non-parental family arrangements, based of data from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)

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Consequences of Childhood Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in Chicago, Illinois, 1994-2000
University of Chicago, 2008
Emery, Clifton R. CONSEQUENCES OF CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1994-2000 [Computer file]. ICPSR20344-vl. Chicago, IL: Clifton R. Emery, University of Chicago [producer], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-04-15.

This data collection uses data from the first two waves of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) and seeks to analyze the consequences of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence by measuring domestic violence exposure, the impact of exposure on the child's cognitive functioning, the behavioral impact of exposure to domestic violence, anxiety, and the parent-child relationship.

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Correlates of grandmother childcare support to adolescent mothers: Implications for development in two generations of women
Voran, Miriam, 1993
Children and Youth Services Review, 15(4), 321-334

An examination of three issues of African-American grandmother child care support to adolescent mothers, including correlates of grandmother support, correlates of grandmother satisfaction, and the relationship between grandmother support and varying characteristics of teen adaptation to motherhood

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Counting on grandmothers: Black mothers' and fathers' reliance on grandmothers for parenting support
Hunter, Andrea G., 1997
Journal of Family Issues, 18(3), 251-269

A survey of young black parents’ reliance on grandmothers for child care assistance

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Current Population Survey, March/April 1982 Match Files: Alimony and Child Support
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1984
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1982 MATCH FILES: ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT [Computer file]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1984. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08267

This data collection supplies standard monthly labor force data for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 14 years old and older. Additional data for persons aged 15 years old and older are available concerning weeks worked, hours per week worked, reason not working full-time, total income and income components, and residence. This match file is comprised of records for six rotation groups common to the March and April 1982 Current Population Surveys. Data on alimony and child support are collected from the April supplement for females 18 years old and older. These data highlight alimony and child support arrangements made at the time of separation or divorce, amount of payments actually received, and value and type of any property settlement. Information on demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, race, marital status, veteran status, household relationship, educational attainment, and Hispanic origin, is available for each person in the household enumerated. Data on employment and income refer to the previous year, while demographic data refer to the time of the survey.

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Current Population Survey, March/April 1984 Match Files: Alimony and Child Support
United States. Bureau of the Census, 2006
U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1984 MATCH FILES: ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT [Computer file]. ICPSR04374-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census [producer], 1986. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-08-09. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04374

The file comprises records for the six rotation groups common to the March and April 1984 Current Population Surveys. For females aged 18 years and over, data are provided on alimony and child support collected from the April supplement. These data highlight alimony and child support arrangements made at the time of separation or divorce, amount of payments actually received, and value and type of any property settlement. This file also provides the usual monthly labor force data plus data on work experience, income, and migration. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons aged 14 years and over. Additional data for persons aged 15 years and older are available concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason not working full time, total income and income components, and residence on March 1, 1983. Characteristics such as age, sex, race, household relationship, and Spanish origin are shown for each person in the household enumerated. The data on employment and income refer to the preceding year, although demographic data refer to the time of the survey. This file also contains data covering nine noncash income sources: food stamps, school lunch program, employer-provided group health insurance, employer-provided pension plan, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance.

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Current Population Survey, March/April 1986: Match File: Alimony and Child Support
United States. Bureau of the Census, 2008
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1986: MATCH FILE: ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT [Computer file]. ICPSR04376-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1988. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-03-20. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04376

This data collection is comprised of responses from the March and April installments of the 1986 Current Population Survey (CPS). Both the March and April surveys used two sets of questions, the basic CPS and a separate supplement for each month.Information regarding child support and alimony was collected to determine the size and distribution of the female population with children affected by divorce or separation. Moreover, the data were collected to better understand the characteristics of persons requiring child support and alimony, and to help develop and maintain programs designed to assist in obtaining child support. These data highlight alimony and child support arrangements made at the time of separation or divorce, amount of payments actually received, and value and type of any property settlement.

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Current Population Survey, March/April 1988 Match Files: Alimony and Child Support
United States. Bureau of the Census, 2008
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1988 MATCH FILES: ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT [Computer file]. ICPSR04377-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census [producer], 1990. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-03-20. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04377

This data collection is comprised of responses from the March and April installments of the 1988 Current Population Survey (CPS). Both the March and April surveys used two sets of questions, the basic CPS and a separate supplement for each month.Information regarding child support and alimony was collected to determine the size and distribution of the female population with children affected by divorce or separation. Moreover, the data were collected to better understand the characteristics of persons requiring child support and alimony, and to help develop and maintain programs designed to assist in obtaining child support. These data highlight alimony and child support arrangements made at the time of separation or divorce, amount of payments actually received, and value and type of any property settlement.

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Current Population Survey, March/April 1990 Match Files: Alimony and Child Support
United States. Bureau of the Census, 2008
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1990 MATCH FILES: ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT [Computer file]. ICPSR04378-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1991. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-03-11. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04378

This data collection is comprised of responses from the March and April installments of the 1990 Current Population Survey (CPS). Both the March and April surveys used two sets of questions, the basic CPS and a separate supplement for each month.Information regarding child support and alimony was collected to determine the size and distribution of the female population with children affected by divorce or separation. Moreover, the data were collected to better understand the characteristics of persons requiring child support and alimony, and to help develop and maintain programs designed to assist in obtaining child support. These data highlight alimony and child support arrangements made at the time of separation or divorce, amount of payments actually received, and value and type of any property settlement.

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Current Population Survey, March/April 1992 Match Files: Alimony and Child Support
United States. Bureau of the Census, 2008
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1992 MATCH FILES: ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT [Computer file]. ICPSR04380-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census [producer], 1995. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-03-20. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04380

Information for this file was collected for Current Population Surveys in March and April, 1992. The March portion of this file, also known as the Annual Demographic File, provides the usual monthly labor force data, as well as supplemental data on work experience, income, noncash benefits, and migration. Comprehensive work experience information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old and over, as well as data concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason for not working full-time, total income and income components, and residence on March 1, 1992. This file also contains data covering nine noncash income sources: food stamps, school lunch programs, employer-provided group health insurance and pension plans, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance. Also included are demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, household relationship, and Hispanic origin for each person in the household. The April portion of this file, the child support supplement, contains responses from all people 15 years of age and older, with children present in the household.

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Current Population Survey, March/April 1994 Match File: Child Support
United States. Bureau of the Census, 2005
U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, MARCH/APRIL 1994 MATCH FILE: CHILD SUPPORT [Computer file] ICPSR04147-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census [producer], 2001. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-05-12. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04147

Information for this file was collected for Current Population Surveys in March and April, 1994. The March portion of this file, also known as the Annual Demographic File, provides the usual monthly labor force data, as well as supplemental data on work experience, income, noncash benefits, and migration. Comprehensive work experience information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old and over, as well as data concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason for not working full-time, total income and income components, and residence on March 1, 1994. This file also contains data covering nine noncash income sources: food stamps, school lunch programs, employer-provided group health insurance and pension plans, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance. Also included are demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, household relationship, and Hispanic origin for each person in the household. The April portion of this file, the child support supplement, contains responses from all people 15 years of age and older, with children present in the household.

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