Association of Egalitarian Attitudes with Income, Poverty, and Entitlement Program Utilization

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between egalitarian gender attitudes and its effect on income, poverty, and social service utilization. In a sample of married fathers in the Fragile Families data (N = 717), we conducted regression analyses on these questions, five years after initial interviews. Our results indicate that egalitarian attitudes were positively associated with income and social service utilization and negatively associated with poverty. Implications of these findings are discussed, including possible explanations for these findings, their importance for social work practice, and recommendations for social policy.

Keywords:

• Egalitarian attitudes
• social services
• poverty
• welfare

Notes

^a The reference is at least college graduate.

^b The reference is non-Hispanic White.

^c The reference is Protestant.

^d The reference is employed full-time.

*p < .05.

**p < .01.

***p < .001 (two-tailed tests).

^a The reference is at least college graduate.

^b The reference is non-Hispanic White.

^c The reference is Protestant.

^d The reference is employed full-time.

*p < .05.

**p < .01.

***p < .001 (two-tailed tests).