title: [Families with and without children:  poverty or affluence? Evidence for Canada and Quebec from 1971 to 1987].
abstract: "This study compares the economic well-being of families with and without children and looks into their place in the size distribution of income, in Canada and Quebec from 1971 to 1987.  The evidence presented in the paper suggests that having children reduces the chances of affluence and increases the risk of poverty.  Viewed from the perspective of the low levels of fertility in Canada and in Quebec, the evidence casts some doubts on the consistency of recent changes, by the two levels of government, in the fiscal and transfer policies concerning families with children." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D007182:Income; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011203:Poverty; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Canada; Child; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Policy; Family Size; Income; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Poverty; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; Youth
vernacular_title: Les familles sans enfant ou avec enfants:  aisance ou pauvrete? Les faits au Canada et au Quebec de 1971 a 1987.