The Impact of Coming from a Single Parent Household on the Labor Force Plans of College Females:

A sample of 109 female college students were surveyed to reveal the extensiveness of their labor force plans. Cross- tabulations indicated that students from single parent households anticipated a greater labor force attachment after college than students from intact households. Regression analysis demonstrated that after controlling for various family background factors, that coming from a single parent household has a positive, statistically significant impact on the number of years that these students anticipate working outside of the home. The paper also offers some economic implications based upon these findings as well as some thoughts pertaining to counseling students from single parent households.