The Change in Poverty from 1995 to 2016 Among Single Parent Families

This paper, which has been subject to a limited Census Bureau review, is released to inform interested parties of research and to encourage discussion. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release, authorization number: CBDRB-FY2022-CES005-005. We thank Connor Murphy and Matthew Stadnicki for excellent research assistance, and our discussant Richard Burkhauser and attendees at the 2022 American Economic Association annual meetings for helpful comments. A condensed version of this paper is scheduled to appear in the May 2022 AEA Papers and Proceedings. We appreciate the financial support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Charles Koch Foundation, the Menard Family Foundation, and the American Enterprise Institute. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.