@article{ref1,
title="Expensive children in poor families: out‐of‐pocket expenditures for the care of disabled and chronically ill children in welfare families",
journal="Journal of marriage and family",
year="2004",
author="Lukemeyer, Anna and Meyers, Marcia K. and Smeeding, Timothy",
volume="62",
number="2",
pages="399-415",
abstract="A significant minority of poor families care for children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. This study is among the first to explore private costs resulting from children's disabilities among low-income families. We find that almost half of the sample of California AFDC families with special-needs children incurred some direct, out-of-pocket expenses in the preceding month, and about 20% incurred total costs exceeding $100. We also estimate lost employment income among low-income mothers caring for children with disabilities. We conclude that both out-of-pocket expenses and foregone earnings represent a substantial burden for many low-income families with special-needs children, and we discuss the policy implications of these findings.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-2445",
doi="10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00399.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00399.x"
}