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Author: Dresang, Joel
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1. Dresang, Joel
Work Often Not Enough for Welfare Recipients Despite Jobs, Many Remain Poor and Return to Public Aid, Study Says
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 12, 1996, News; Pg. 2
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Milwaukee Journal Sentinal
Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Poverty; Welfare

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This article discusses the prospects for AFDC recipients after they leave welfare. It cites Meyer and Cancian's study of NLSY79 data, which found that 30% of young women who leave AFDC voluntary return to the program within a year and 40% of young women who leave AFDC voluntarily still have family incomes below the poverty level five years later. The researchers comment that if women who leave welfare voluntarily face a significant risk of remaining in poverty, that rate may be even higher for individuals forced off of AFDC via Wisconsin's welfare reform policies.
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Dresang, Joel. "Work Often Not Enough for Welfare Recipients Despite Jobs, Many Remain Poor and Return to Public Aid, Study Says." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 12, 1996, News; Pg. 2.