New Video from California Budget Bites: California Recovery and Single Mothers

A new online video from the California Budget Project documents how single mothers in the state are faring in the wake of the Great Recession. While the state’s job market has begun to recover, single mothers continue to experience challenges in finding employment and earning adequate income.

Almost 23 percent of California’s children live in households headed by mothers, according to 2007-2009 estimates on kidsdata.org. The percentage of such households varies by race/ethnicity; 13.2% of Asian American households with children were headed by single mothers, but that figure climbs to 32.1% for Native Americans and 51.5% for African American/Black households with children. Previous research has shown that family structure and the nature of the family relationships, in particular, are important factors in child development. For example, single-parent headed households are more likely to have lower incomes and to experience financial hardship than two-parent households. Find out more about the connection between family structure and child wellbeing at kidsdata.org.

The video is the latest in a California Budget Project series that aims to highlight key issues and trends in the state’s budget policy.

Posted by Roselyn Thomas

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