Study Herbst (2013): study US 1986

Public

Single mothers, USA 1986-2005

Survey name

US-DDB combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 4000

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
mailed a written questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label

Welfare reform

Our Classification

Remarks

Stepwise refotm to ' work fare' in national welfare legislation 1993-96: Waivers allowed states implement one or more changes from the federal welfre statutes, which involved pressures to work 1996 Codification in the federal program for Temporary Assistence to Needy Families (TANF) limiting csk benefits to 60 month life-time and requiring rcipients to get to work in 2 years.

Operationalization

1: Affected by welfare reform (treated)
    Single mothers on welfare
0: Not affected (controls)
    Single women without children

Observed Relation with Happiness