Replication data for: Changes in the Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families

We investigate well-being changes for single mother headed families targeted by recent tax and welfare reforms. Measured income changes sharply differ from consumption changes. We examine disaggregated consumption, time use, and health insurance coverage. Increases in housing and transportation spending mostly account for the rise in consumption in the bottom quintiles. We find modest improvement in housing quality, but the evidence is less strong at the very bottom. The consumption of nonmarket time for those in the bottom half of the consumption distribution falls sharply, indicating a loss in utility for those families if nonmarket time is valued above $3 per hour. (JEL D12, I31, I32, J12, J16)本文针对近期税收与福利改革覆盖的单亲母亲家庭，探究其福祉变化情况。测算得到的收入变动与消费变动存在显著差异。本研究对细分消费、时间配置与健康保险覆盖情况展开分析。住房与交通支出的增长，构成了最低收入五分位群体消费上升的主要来源。研究发现住房质量有小幅改善，但在最底层群体中该证据的说服力相对较弱。处于消费分布后50%群体的非市场时间（nonmarket time）消费大幅下降，若非市场时间的估值高于每小时3美元，则表明此类家庭的效用出现损失。（JEL D12, I31, I32, J12, J16）