Domestic Violence Among AFDC Recipients: Implications for Welfare-to-Work Programs
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Affilia
- Vol. 14 (2) , 199-216
- https://doi.org/10.1177/08861099922093608
Abstract
This article reports on a 1996 prevalence study of domestic violence and other partne and family-related problems among 404 female aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) recipients in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area. Almost one third of the women had been abused sometime in their lives, and 10% had been abused in the past year. The women stated that abuse or lack of support reduced their ability to work, but not as often as did lack of child care and transportation. Thus, domestic violence may affect women's success in finding and keeping jobs.Keywords
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