TY - JOUR
T1 - Do Living Conditions Differ Among Different Types of Single Mothers?
T2 - Empirical Evidence from Vietnam
AU - Hoang Dang, Truc Ngoc
AU - Rukumnuaykit, Pungpond
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - While the prevalence of single mothers is increasing around the world, research on single-mother families has been based largely on evidence from developed countries. Comparable research based on developing countries is rare. We utilize the 1999 (n = 16, 928) and 2009 (n = 140, 753) Vietnam Population and Housing Censuses to perform multivariate analyses that examine living conditions among single mothers with different living arrangements, household headship, and marital status. Single mothers who were household heads or lived with their children only were less likely to have standard basic amenities, durable goods, and live in an owned residence. Separated, divorced, and widowed single mothers were more likely than the never-married to have standard basic amenities and durable goods. However, never-married single mothers were more likely to live at owned residences than were other single mothers. Findings suggest that such diversity among single mothers should be acknowledged and taken into account when designing social policies and programs to support single mothers.
AB - While the prevalence of single mothers is increasing around the world, research on single-mother families has been based largely on evidence from developed countries. Comparable research based on developing countries is rare. We utilize the 1999 (n = 16, 928) and 2009 (n = 140, 753) Vietnam Population and Housing Censuses to perform multivariate analyses that examine living conditions among single mothers with different living arrangements, household headship, and marital status. Single mothers who were household heads or lived with their children only were less likely to have standard basic amenities, durable goods, and live in an owned residence. Separated, divorced, and widowed single mothers were more likely than the never-married to have standard basic amenities and durable goods. However, never-married single mothers were more likely to live at owned residences than were other single mothers. Findings suggest that such diversity among single mothers should be acknowledged and taken into account when designing social policies and programs to support single mothers.
KW - developing countries
KW - living conditions
KW - population and housing census
KW - single mother
KW - Vietnam
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U2 - 10.3138/jcfs.54.2.040
DO - 10.3138/jcfs.54.2.040
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85179034343
SN - 0047-2328
VL - 54
SP - 156
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Comparative Family Studies
JF - Journal of Comparative Family Studies
IS - 2
ER -