Interviews with Low-Income Mexican Women Household Heads in Urban Mexico, September 1992-March 1994 (ICPSR 6447)

Version Date: Oct 12, 1995

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Principal Investigator(s):
Victoria A. Lawson; Patricia O. Chalita

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06447.v1

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Summary

This study explores the impact on the welfare of families of women's household headship in low-income Mexican urban neighborhoods. For this study, personal interviews were conducted with women in Guadalajara and Veracruz, Mexico. Respondents discussed many aspects of their daily lives, including how much they earned per week and what jobs they had held. In addition, they discussed their families, including their husbands and children, and their current housing situation. Other background information was collected on income, the number of years of education attained, political activity, and the health status of the respondents and their families.

Citation

Lawson, Victoria A., and Chalita, Patricia O. Interviews with Low-Income Mexican Women Household Heads in Urban Mexico, September 1992-March 1994. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1995-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06447.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation (SES-9205068)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1992-09-01 -- 1994-03-15

Date of Collection

1992-09 -- 1994-03

Data Collection Notes

  1. The data files in this study are in the form of interview text, provided in Spanish. There is no documentation for these data.

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Sample

Key informant.

Universe

Low-income women in Guadalajara and Veracruz.

Data Source

personal interviews

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Original Release Date

1995-10-12

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Lawson, Victoria A., and Patricia O. Chalita. Interviews with Low-Income Mexican Women Household Heads in Urban Mexico, September 1992-March 1994. ICPSR06447-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1995. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06447.v1
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