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Title: EITC & TANF Participation among Young Adult Low-income Families
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1. Caputo, Richard K.
EITC & TANF Participation among Young Adult Low-income Families
Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy 4,1 (Winter 2009): 136-149.
Also: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/njlsp/v4/n1/8/index.htm
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy
Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Family Income; Income-to-Povery Ratio (IPR); Program Participation/Evaluation; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Welfare

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This article examines participation in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs among young adult (nineteen to twenty-five years of age), low-income families in 2004. Section II provides a brief overview of both programs and reviews related literature about program use. Section III poses the main study questions, describes the study methods, presents findings, and discusses the implications for social welfare policies. The study finds that program use varies by age, number of children in the household, ethnicity/race, work effort, marital status, prior program participation, and sex of participants. Those with two or more children, the least education, ethnic/racial minorities, women, and married persons are more likely than their respective counterparts to take advantage of either or both vis-à-vis neither program. Findings suggest that EITC and TANF are well-targeted, but underutilized programs.
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Caputo, Richard K. "EITC & TANF Participation among Young Adult Low-income Families." Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy 4,1 (Winter 2009): 136-149.