TY - JOUR T1 - Children’s Health and Maternal Work Activity JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 522 LP - 556 DO - 10.3368/jhr.XXXVIII.3.522 VL - XXXVIII IS - 3 AU - Elizabeth T. Powers Y1 - 2003/07/01 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XXXVIII/3/522.abstract N2 - Past empirical findings indicate that children’s health problems reduce married mothers’ employment but are inconclusive in the case of female heads. These studies use diverse disability definitions, samples, and specifications. This paper uses pooled SIPP panels to investigate the impact of alternative disability measures on maternal market work. Negative effects of several disability definitions on female heads’ and wives’ employment and hours at a point in time are found. In contrast, while female heads’ growth in work hours over time and probabilities of entering employment appear adversely affected by child disability, there is no evidence for analogous effects on wives. ER -