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Removing Transportation Barriers To Employment: Assessing Driver's License And Vehicle Ownership Patterns Of Low- Income Populations, John Pawasarat, Frank Stetzer
Removing Transportation Barriers To Employment: Assessing Driver's License And Vehicle Ownership Patterns Of Low- Income Populations, John Pawasarat, Frank Stetzer
ETI Publications
For most single parents who are expected to work full-time under current welfare policies and who have children needing child care, use of a car is the most practical means of transportation. The difficulties of getting to the child care provider, then to work, back to the child care provider and home contribute to job retention problems, particularly for single parents lacking a family car or a valid driver's license. This study examined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) driver's license records for 719,320 Milwaukee County residents, analyzed 331,304 recent (1992-1996) suspensions and 125,717 revocations by type and number of …