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Lone mothers and health in Canada, Norway-SSM article
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Social Science & Medicine
Volume 58, Issue 12 , June 2004, Pages 2499-2507

Social transfers and the health status of mothers in Norway and Canada*1

Lori Curtis a, b and Shelley Phipps , , b

a Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University,
5849 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4H7
b Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, 6214 University Avenue,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3J5

Available online 10 January 2004.

Abstract
The unconditional health status of lone mothers is worse than that of
married mothers in Canada but not in Norway. Even controlling for
demographic characteristics and health behaviours in Canada, the health
status of lone mothers is worse. Only after we control for income does the
differential in health status between married and lone mothers in Canada
disappear. An important difference between the countries is that lone
mothers are much less likely to be poor in Norway because they receive more
generous social transfers. A simulation which involves `giving Canadian
mothers Norwegian transfers,' illustrates the possibility of significant
gains in socioeconomic status and health of poor mothers in Canada.

Author Keywords: Author Keywords: Social transfers; health status; Canada;
Norway; Lone Mothers; Married Mothers


Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-902-494-6987

*1 Authors have made equivalent contributions.

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