Marcenko M O, Meyers J C
University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Study of Youth Policy, Philadelphia 19104.
J Ment Health Adm. 1994 Summer;21(3):253-61. doi: 10.1007/BF02521332.
This study examines how families raising children with severe developmental disabilities use a cash subsidy. Eighty-one families were interviewed prior to receiving the $225 monthly subsidy and again 1 year later. Families reported no change in the number of services they used, nor did they significantly increase the amount spent on services. Although families did not spend significantly more on purchases in the month prior to each interview, there was a significant increase in the amount spent on major purchases made in the year after receipt of the subsidy. The pattern and amount of expenditures are described. Lower income families reported the subsidy as significantly more helpful than higher income families. The implications of the findings for social policy are discussed and recommendations are made.
本研究考察了抚养重度发育障碍儿童的家庭如何使用现金补贴。81个家庭在领取每月225美元补贴之前接受了访谈，一年后再次接受访谈。家庭报告称，他们使用的服务数量没有变化，在服务上的支出也没有显著增加。虽然家庭在每次访谈前一个月的购买支出没有显著增加，但在领取补贴后的一年里，重大购买支出有显著增加。文中描述了支出的模式和金额。低收入家庭报告称补贴比高收入家庭更有帮助。讨论了研究结果对社会政策的影响并提出了建议。
