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Title: The Duration of Lone Parenthood in Britain

Author(s): John F Ermisch and Robert E Wright

Publication Date: February 1989

Keyword(s): Family, Single Mothers and Welfare

Programme Area(s): Human Resources

Abstract: We model duration of lone parenthood among previously married British mothers. Using a proportional hazards model and demographic and employment history data from the 1980 Women and Employment Survey we investigate how the duration of lone parenthood varies with a number of characteristics of a woman and her family. In particular, we find that lone mothers with a job are likely to remain lone parents longer, as are women who worked in a manual job before becoming a mother. In contrast, being employed in the year prior to marital dissolution has the opposite effect. There is no evidence that higher welfare benefits prolong the length of lone parenthood.

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Ermisch, J and Wright, R. 1989. 'The Duration of Lone Parenthood in Britain'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=303