In times of hardship, moving in with family is one strategy for alleviating economic deprivation and uncertainty. The ability of the family to buffer against poverty may vary by the resources available to and the economic needs of individuals. I assess how the formation of extended-family households is associated with a move into or out of poverty and how this association varies by race and ethnicity, since economic resources and norms around extended-family households differ. Using longitudinal data that span four years, I estimate linear fixed effects regression models to assess how changes in living arrangements are related to changes in poverty. I find that moving into an extended-family household reduces poverty, especially for the joining family unit. Most of this poverty reduction occurs through a family safety net, with a non-poor family taking in poor family units.

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通过组建大家庭减轻贫困：种族和民族差异

在困难时期，与家人同住是缓解经济匮乏和不确定性的一种策略。家庭缓冲贫困的能力可能因个人可用资源和经济需求而异。我评估了大家庭的形成与进入或摆脱贫困之间的关系，以及这种关联如何因种族和民族而异，因为围绕大家庭的经济资源和规范不同。我使用跨越四年的纵向数据，估计线性固定效应回归模型，以评估生活安排的变化与贫困变化的关系。我发现搬入大家庭可以减少贫困，尤其是对于加入家庭单位而言。大多数减贫是通过家庭安全网实现的，