The Association of Childhood Asthma with Parental Employment and Welfare Receipt

Article concludes that children’s asthma is associated with reduced parental employment among single parents and increased welfare receipt among single- and 2-parent families. These associations with children’s asthma may have implications for policy makers interested in increasing employment and decreasing welfare use.

CITATION:
The Association of Childhood Asthma with Parental Employment and Welfare Receipt. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association.  Winter 2002.  LA Smith, JL Hatcher & R Wertheimer.