The female payer: Gender differences in characteristics among child support payers.
child support
discriminant analysis
gender
nonresident parent
payment
Journal
The British journal of sociology
ISSN: 1468-4446
Titre abrégé: Br J Sociol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0373126
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
revised:
11
12
2020
received:
25
08
2020
accepted:
18
01
2021
pubmed:
24
2
2021
medline:
26
10
2021
entrez:
23
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Nonresident mothers who formally pay child support are becoming increasingly prevalent. If the profile of female payers differs from that of men or if their payment is motivated differently, existing gender-based child support policies and enforcement strategies face significant challenges. This study uses the payment framework of male compliance to map the differences between male and female payers of child support. The analysis applies discriminant analysis to a combination of register and fiscal data of separated parents. Whereas the separate aspects of the payment framework did not reach the threshold for acceptable discrimination, the full model revealed considerable differences between male and female payers. The aspect of willingness to pay showed the greatest discriminating power, suggesting that paying mothers have a higher willingness to do so than fathers. We conclude that while the discrepancies between nonresident mothers and fathers who pay child support can be partly attributed to demographic differences and residency patterns of children, differing motivations are also of importance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33620093
doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12823
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
829-844Informations de copyright
© 2021 London School of Economics and Political Science.
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