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The Earned Income Tax Credit and Intimate Partner Violence
Journal of Interpersonal Violence ( IF 2.621 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-11 , DOI: 10.1177/0886260521997440
Amy T Edmonds 1 , Caitlin A Moe 1 , Avanti Adhia 1 , Stephen J Mooney 1 , Frederick P Rivara 1 , Heather D Hill 1 , Ali Rowhani-Rahbar 1
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem in the United States with adverse consequences for affected individuals and families. Recent reviews of the literature suggest that economic policies should be further investigated as part of comprehensive strategies to address IPV. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the nation’s largest anti-poverty program for working parents, and especially benefits low-income women with children, who experience an elevated risk of IPV. The EITC may prevent IPV by offering financial resources; such resources may help individuals experiencing IPV leave abusive relationships or address IPV risk factors, thereby preventing entry into abusive relationships. However, the association between EITC generosity and IPV has not been previously examined. We used state-level and individual-level datasets to examine the association between EITC generosity and IPV. Our state-level data source was the nationally representative National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS; N = ~ 95,000 households per year). For NCVS, we used a difference-in-difference approach to investigate the relationship between state EITC generosity and IPV rates. We also used individual-level longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (n = 13,422 person-waves). Using this cohort of US families at higher risk for IPV, we evaluated associations between estimated EITC benefits based on the mother’s state of residence and number of children and self-reported IPV. In both state- and individual-level analyses, no significant association between state EITC benefits and IPV was found. Factors that may account for these null findings include program ineligibility for individuals who separate from abusive spouses. Future research efforts should more closely examine EITC policy implementation processes and the lived experience of participating in anti-poverty programs for people experiencing IPV.



中文翻译:

所得税抵免和亲密伴侣暴力

亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 是美国严重的公共卫生问题,对受影响的个人和家庭造成不利后果。最近对文献的回顾表明,应进一步研究经济政策,作为解决 IPV 问题的综合战略的一部分。收入所得税抵免 (EITC) 是美国最大的针对在职父母的反贫困计划,特别有利于有孩子的低收入妇女,她们的 IPV 风险较高。EITC 可以通过提供财政资源来阻止 IPV;这些资源可以帮助经历 IPV 的个人离开虐待关系或解决 IPV 风险因素,从而防止进入虐待关系。然而,EITC 慷慨与 IPV 之间的关联以前没有被检验过。我们使用州级和个人级数据集来检验 EITC 慷慨程度与 IPV 之间的关联。我们的州级数据源是具有全国代表性的全国犯罪受害调查(NCVS;每年 N = ~ 95,000 户)。对于 NCVS,我们使用差分法来调查各州 EITC 慷慨程度与 IPV 率之间的关系。我们还使用了来自脆弱家庭和儿童福祉研究的个人层面纵向数据(n = 13,422 人波)。我们使用这一 IPV 风险较高的美国家庭队列,评估了基于母亲居住州和孩子数量的估计 EITC 福利与自我报告的 IPV 之间的关联。在州和个人层面的分析中,未发现州 EITC 福利与 IPV 之间存在显着关联。可能导致这些无效结果的因素包括与虐待配偶分开的个人不符合计划资格。未来的研究工作应该更仔细地检查 EITC 政策实施过程和参与 IPV 人群反贫困计划的生活经验。

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