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Poverty among households with children: a comparative study of Norway and Germany

2006; Wiley; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00469.x

1468-2397

Hans‐Tore Hansen, Olaf Jürgens, Anne Hege Strand, W. Voges,

Employment and Welfare Studies

International Journal of Social WelfareVolume 15, Issue 4 p. 269-279 Poverty among households with children: a comparative study of Norway and Germany Hans-Tore Hansen, Hans-Tore Hansen Department of Sociology, University of BergenSearch for more papers by this authorOlaf Jürgens, Olaf Jürgens DIW BerlinSearch for more papers by this authorAnne Hege H. Strand, Anne Hege H. Strand Department of Sociology, University of BergenSearch for more papers by this authorWolfgang Voges, Wolfgang Voges Centre for Social Policy Reseach (ZeS), University of BremenSearch for more papers by this author Hans-Tore Hansen, Hans-Tore Hansen Department of Sociology, University of BergenSearch for more papers by this authorOlaf Jürgens, Olaf Jürgens DIW BerlinSearch for more papers by this authorAnne Hege H. Strand, Anne Hege H. Strand Department of Sociology, University of BergenSearch for more papers by this authorWolfgang Voges, Wolfgang Voges Centre for Social Policy Reseach (ZeS), University of BremenSearch for more papers by this author First published: 18 September 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00469.xCitations: 5 Hans-Tore Hansen, Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Rosensbergsgaten 39, N-5015 Bergen, Norway E-mail: [email protected] AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare poverty among lone parent households and couple households with children in Norway and Germany. The study applied three different measurement strategies: income poverty, material deprivation and reception of social assistance. We found that income poverty and material deprivation rates are higher in Germany than in Norway and are also higher for lone parents than for couples with children. Our analysis of the reception of social assistance shows a different pattern in which both Norwegian and German lone parents frequently receive social assistance. The results show that the different dimensions of poverty are not independent of one another, nor do they wholly overlap. Household characteristic variables, factors influencing labour market status and educational levels also seem to influence the risk of experiencing poverty. References Adler M (1997). 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