Finding

 


This finding looks at the relationship between family structure and economic well-being

The level of assets in married-couple households(both financial and non-financial)was nearly four times as great as the level of assets for female-headed households.


Sample or Data Description
data on 2,966 respondents from the 1998 Survey of Consumer Finances


Source
"The Net Worth of Female-Headed Households: A Comparison to Other Types of Households"
Ozawa, Martha, N.
Lee, Yongwoo
Family Relations Vol. 55, Number . January, 2006. Page(s) 132-145.


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