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Peer reviewedSandfort, Jodi R.; Hill, Martha S. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Considers how different types of economic support, received soon after the birth of a first child, contribute to the later self-sufficiency of young, unmarried mothers. Findings suggest that certain economic supports assist these mothers and that life choices they make after their child's birth are important to self-sufficiency. (RJM)
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Child Rearing, Early Parenthood, Family Characteristics
