The health and socio-economic circumstances of British lone mothers over the last two decades

S Shouls; M Whitehead; B Burström; Finn Diderichsen

The health and socio-economic circumstances of British lone mothers over the last two decades

S Shouls, M Whitehead, B Burström, Finn Diderichsen

Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab

28 Citationer (Scopus)

Abstract

This article examines the trends in the socio-economic circumstances and health of lone mothers compared to couple mothers from 1979 to 1995 in Great Britain using secondary analysis of data from General Household Survey and covering 9,159 lone mothers and 51,922 couple mothers living in private households. The main measures are self perceived general health, limiting long-standing illness, poverty and working status.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Population Trends
Udgave nummer	95
Sider (fra-til)	41-6
Antal sider	6
ISSN	0307-4463
Status	Udgivet - 1999

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