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Posted December 2, 2004 NEW! The Role of Employment in Preventing Continued Drug
Use Among Welfare Recipients Abstract: This paper utilized a panel design to analyze the relationship between employment and drug use among low-income women over a two-year period. Five hundred and thirty-four (N=534) female welfare recipients were recruited as part of a five-year study designed to examine the effects of chronic drug use on the transition from welfare to work. The prototypical study participant was female, single, African-American, had less than a twelfth grade education, and was about 30 years of age. At intake, less than ten percent of the sample was employed. By the end of year one, over 40% of sample participants had attained employment. By the end of year two, nearly 50% were employed. Results indicate that the more hours a welfare recipient worked during year one was a significant predictor of decreased drug use during year two. Results are discussed in the context of using employment as a central element in tertiary prevention methods geared toward unemployed, chronic drug-using female TANF recipients. |
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