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abstract: 'We examine family and individual characteristics that predict low-income
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parents'' child care use, problems with child care, and receipt of public
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subsidies using data from three demonstration studies testing policies
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to promote employment for low-income parents (primarily single mothers).
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The characteristics that mattered most, particularly for use of
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center-based care were family structure (ages and number of children),
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parents'' education, and personal beliefs about family and work. The
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effects of race and ethnicity were inconsistent suggesting-that
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generalizations about ethnic differences in child care preferences
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should be viewed With caution. There was little support for the
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proposition that,many low-income parents do not need child care
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assistance because they use relative care. Child care subsidies and
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other policies designed to reduce the cost of care and to increase
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parents'' employment appeared to meet the needs associated with caring
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for very young children and for large families and were most effective
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in reaching parents with relatively less consistent prior employment
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experience. Parents whose education and personal beliefs were consistent
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with a preference for center-based care were most likely to take
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advantage of the opportunity to choose that option and to use subsidies.
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(C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Huston, AC (Corresponding Author), Univ Texas, Dept Human Ecol, 115GEA-A2700,
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Austin, TX 78712 USA.
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Univ Texas, Dept Human Ecol, Austin, TX 78712 USA.
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Manpower Demonstrat Res Corp, New York, NY 10016 USA.'
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article-number: PII S0885-2006(02)00185-0
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author: Huston, AC and Chang, YE and Gennetian, L
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author-email: achuston@mail.utexas.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Huston
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given: AC
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- family: Chang
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given: YE
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- family: Gennetian
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given: L
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/S0885-2006(02)00185-0
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eissn: 1873-7706
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files: []
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issn: 0885-2006
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journal: EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY
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keywords: child-care selection; low-income families; parents
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keywords-plus: WELFARE-REFORM; SELECTION; CHOICE; MOTHERS
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language: English
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '48'
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pages: 441-469
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papis_id: 0f05d525068ea1619706e319ee070e67
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ref: Huston2002familyindividual
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times-cited: '101'
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title: Family and individual predictors of child care use by low-income families in
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different policy contexts
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000180345800004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '15'
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volume: '17'
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web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research; Psychology, Developmental
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year: '2002'
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