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Brandon PD. 1992. The determinants of market child care use among female-headed households. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Institute for Research on Poverty, 28 pp. (Institute for Research on Poverty discussion paper; no. 985-92)

Annotation: This study tests whether the child care choices of female-headed households differ because the mechanisms leading to female-headship status are distinct, thereby differentially conditioning the set of child care choices and mothers' abilities to pay. The variables examined include marital status; economic constraints; kin networks; and work history. Data are drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS'72), in particular its fifth follow-up survey, conducted in 1986.

Keywords: Child care services, Economic factors, Family characteristics, Family economics, Followup studies, Longitudinal studies, Working mothers

National Research Council, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Advisory Committee on Child Development. 1976. Toward a national policy for children and families. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 133 pp.

Tennessee State University, Department of Home Economics and U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Maternal and Child Health Service. 1970. Proceedings of the first national conference—Home economists in maternal and child health programs. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State University, Department of Home Economics; Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Maternal and Child Health Service, 165 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings of the first National Conference for Home Economists in Maternal and Child Health, held at Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, on November 16-19, 1970, include a conference program, greetings, and transcripts from conference presentations. The purpose of the conference was to provide an opportunity for home economists working in the Maternal and Infant Care Projects or Children and Youth Projects to come together with a focus on their roles as members of health teams serving mothers and children. The proceedings include two appendices: (1) reference list of speakers and planning committee and (2) list of conference participants.

Keywords: Child health, Conference proceedings, Family economics, Maternal health, Patient care teams, State MCH programs, Teamwork

Herzog, E. 1960. Children of working mothers . Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social Security Administration, Children's Bureau, 38 pp. (Children's Bureau Publication Number 382-1960 )

Annotation: This research paper was presented at the Seminars for State Field Representatives conducted by the Bureau of Public Assistance, Social Security Administration, in February-March 1960. It presents data on mothers who work, including the number of women, types of women (color, marital status, income, and ages of children), the reasons for working, and how many hours worked. The paper also discusses child care arrangements, receiving help from employers and the community, and the psychological and emotional effects on preschool children, school age children, and the family.

Keywords: Child care, Child welfare, Emotional development, Family economics, Psychological needs, School age children, Statistics, Working mothers, Young children

Johnson ES. 1939. Welfare of families of sugar-beet laborers: A study of child labor and its relation to family work, income, and living conditions in 1935. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 100 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 247)

Goodrich C. 1934. Earnings and standard of living of 1,000 railway employees during the depression. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 56 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau))

Wright HR. 1932. Welfare of children of maintenance-of-way employees. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 192 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 211)

Edwards CS. Users' guide to USDA estimates of the cost of raising a child: Part II. Family Economics Review. 19-32. Winter 1981,

Annotation: This journal article follows Part I of the same topic, published in Family Economics Review in the summer of 1979. This article describes adjustments needed to make the general costs of raising a child more applicable to specific situations and the limitations of the adjustments, and provides guidance on the interpretation of the child-cost estimates. The issue also contains an article about the recommendations of the White House Conference on Families, focusing on those relating to the economic well-being of families.

Keywords: Child rearing, Conferences, Family economics, Parents, Single parents, Statistics
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