State Earned Income Tax Credits and Intimate Partner Violence
Abstract
Employment and income are critical in aiding intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a strategic anti-poverty initiative, promoting workforce participation. This study investigates the effect of state-level EITC policies on physical IPV incidence. Utilizing data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) spanning 2011 to 2019, we performed a generalized linear model with fixed-effects individual slopes to estimate the relationship between the level of state EITC benefits and state-level IPV rates by quarter. We found that increased state EITC levels were correlated with reduced physical IPV reports to law enforcement.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Gender
Labor
and Family Dynamics
Family Dynamics and Relationships
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Violence Against Women
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Pages
- 10778012261465664–10778012261465664
- Publication date
- 2 July 2026
- Language
- EN