ERIC Number: EJ961779
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Dec
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Poverty Transitions among Families Supporting a Child with Intellectual Disability
Emerson, Eric; Shahtahmasebi, Said; Lancaster, Gillian; Berridge, Damon
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v35 n4 p224-234 Dec 2010
Background: Little is known about child disability and dynamic aspects of poverty. Method: Analysis of data collected over a 12-month period for families (a) supporting a child with intellectual disability (n = 370), (b) supporting a child with other disability (n = 1,418), and (c) supporting a child with no disability (n = 7,215). Results: When compared to families not supporting a child with disability, families supporting a child with intellectual disability were (a) more likely to be poor, (b) more likely to become poor, (c) less likely to escape from being poor. Half of poverty transitions were associated with identifiable potential trigger events. Conclusions: There were few differences between families supporting or not supporting a child with disability with regard to either levels of exposure to potential trigger events or to the strength of the association between exposure and poverty transitions. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Poverty, Mental Retardation, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income, Child Care, Family Characteristics, Disability Identification, Data Analysis, Family Involvement, Family Needs, Family Life, Interviews, Family Attitudes, Questionnaires, Phenomenology, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Basic Education; Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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