09 Jan
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What Works in Marriage and Relationship Education? A Review of Lessons Learned with a Focus on Low-Income Couples

Economically disadvantaged children are more likely to grow up in unstable single-parent households and have much less access to the financial and emotional support of their noncustodial parent (typically the father). Family instability places children at risk for a number of negative outcomes and plays a large part in the growing disparities of income and […]

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09 Jan
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Marital Status and Substance Use Among Women

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks persons aged 12 or older to report their tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drug use during the month prior to the interview. Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), and pipe tobacco. Binge alcohol use is defined as drinking five or […]

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09 Jan
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The Marriage Calculator: Financial Consequences of Marriage Decisions

The Marriage Calculator helps policy makers, researchers, and the general public to understand the financial consequences of marriage for individuals earning less than about $40,000 per year. Users can see how taxes and public assistance change when a couple’s living arrangement changes from living apart to cohabiting to married. This is a general use tool. […]

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09 Jan
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TANF Caseload Composition and Leavers Synthesis Report : Final Report

The purpose of this report is to summarize what we know about these issues for current TANF recipients and former recipients (“”leavers””) from existing literature and to update our knowledge with new analysis using more recent data. The key questions addressed in the report are: – How do the characteristics of the Temporary Assistance for […]

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09 Jan
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Managing Two Incomes : Yours, Mine, and Ours

Successfully meshing two styles of handling money doesn’t magically happen just because two people love each other. It’s something you have to keep working on as the years go by. Every day there are dozens of little decisions to be made about money, such as whether or not to pay cash, write a check, use […]

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09 Jan
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Frequently Asked Questions: Gambling and Marriage

One of the most prominent forms of entertainment in American culture is gambling. Going to Las Vegas, visiting local casinos, or playing the lottery is widely viewed as fun and “”harmless”” entertainment within our society. The Internet and the advancement of technology have made it possible for people to gamble secretly and conveniently 24 hours […]

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09 Jan
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Frequently Asked Questions : Finances and Marriage

Marriage puts two individuals into a setting in which they must work together to manage and use their money. It is easy to forget that marriage is a financial partnership as well as a romantic relationship. Yet financial practices and patterns can help or harm marriages. These FAQs answer some common questions about finances in […]

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