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A Leaver Studies
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... APPENDIX A Leaver Studies
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... Reason for case closure, across local economic conditions, urban/rural, education level, age, and marital status Sources Cash assistance, food stamp, Medicaid, UI, JOBS, child care, child support, child protective services, emergency assistance Years/time covered Both cohorts tracked for 12 months; data as far back as 1990 Linkages Cohort II data linked with survey data Survey Data Sample population Design Number of observations Response rate Timing Subcontractor Special Features Random sample of all Cohort II closed cases Stratified by reason for closing (2 strata) ; mixed mode survey Hope to have 400 completed surveys from each strata; will sample 1,200 cases Aiming for 67% Surveyed approximately one year after case closed Currently none
From page 97...
... short term) , work experience, reason for leaving, earnings, age of parents, number of kids, marital status, race; Cohort II, education level and public housing usage UI and welfare administrative records, food stamps, Medicaid 750 randomly selected from each cohort; reports results on all of cohort I 1 year pre- and post-leaving Cohort II data linked with survey data Random sample of single parent households from Cohort II Mixed mode, 30 minute interviews Hope to have 300 completed surveys MDRC committed to 78% response rate Surveyed 1 year after case closed Part of MDRC Urban Change Project, Case Western Reserve
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... 98 EVA:LUATING WELF~ FOR: A FED IVES OF CURE WOK TABLE A-1 Continued Study Characteristics District of Columbia Outcomes Adults Children Population Study population Definition of leavers Divertee s/applic ants Eligible, not participating Child-only cases Unit of observation Methodology Cohort definitions Comparison groups Administrative Data Sources Years/time covered Linkages Survey Data Sample population Design Number of observations Response rate Timing Subcontractor Employment, earnings, barriers to self-sufficiency, sources of public and private income, family wellbeing, recidivism, and health care coverage Child care situation TANF leavers Case closed for at least 2 months No diverters; DC diversion program not yet implemented No Closed case, family Cohort I: left TANF 3rd quarter of 1997; Cohort II: left TANF 4th quarter of 1998; administrative data and focus groups for Cohort I; survey data for Cohort II Reason for leaving, whether return to TANF or not, by education level and whether or not receive other assistance TANF, food stamps, general assistance, SSI, Medicaid, foster care As far back as 1992; will track leavers for 1 year Not linked with survey data TANF leavers between October and December 1998 Mixed mode survey; $20 incentive payment Random sample of 500; survey will draw on NSAF Assumes a 75% response rate 6 months after left TANF Urban Institute Special Features Linking with unemployment insurance data not as useful because many work in Virginia or Maryland or for the federal government
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... Compare outcomes across three groups and by regional coalitions, racial and ethnic groups, rural vs. urban TANF, food stamps, Medicaid, child support, and employment data Tracked for 1 year Linked with survey data State sample: 1,000 completed surveys for each of three study groups; four samples from regional coalitions, 1,000 in each study group in all four regions Telephone survey Approximately 15,000 Surveys in field in March 1999 Florida State University will help with survey State board and 24 regional coalitions of public and private partnerships who manage program
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... . among Subcontractor Special Features Sample of 200 women leaving TANF each month for 36 months starting 7/98, longitudinal component interviews 6 months later Mixed mode survey Approximately 7,200 Interviews conducted as soon as client determined to have left Georgia State University Seeks funding for longitudinal study of 800 women: Wave I of current TANF recipients; Wave II, 6 months later when some will be off TANF
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... stayers; reasons for case closure; by employment status, by region, and by ethnicity TANF, Medicaid, food stamps, UI, JOBS program, job training and education, WIC, drug abuse treatment, child welfare and family services cases, child abuse and neglect, and child care assistance As far back as 10 years; at least 1 year after leaving Linked with survey data Survey 3 cohorts of leavers who left in 12/97, 6198, and 12/98; stratified by Chicago vs. downstate; cluster sample of rural areas Mixed mode; $15 incentive for contact info; $35 for completed survey Hope for 750 completed surveys Hope for 75% Between 4 and 5 months after leaving welfare University of Illinois, Springfield; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and Chapin Hall Part of ongoing closed case study
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... 102 EVA:LUATING WELFARE BEFOG: A FED IVES OF CURE WOE TABLE A-1 Continued Study Characteristics Los Angeles County, CA Outcomes Adults Children Population Study population Definition of leavers Divertee s/applic ants Eligible, not participating Child-only cases Unit of observation Methodology Cohort definitions Comparison groups Administrative Data Sources Years/time covered Linkages Survey Data Sample population Design Number of observations Response rate Timing Subcontractor Special Features Employment, earnings, recidivism, income, other public and private assistance, self-sufficiency barriers, health care, household composition, and well-being Child care arrangements; child well-being AFDC/TANF leavers Case closed for at least 2 months Los Angeles does not have diversion program No May track "true" child-only cases with administrative data, not with survey data Closed cases Cohort I: left welfare between July and September 1996; Cohort II: left welfare between July and September 1998; 750 from each cohort chosen randomly from administrative data Two cohorts above, long- vs. short-term welfare use, earnings before and after leaving, age of parents, number of kids, marital status, race, ethnicity, reason for leaving, by whether returned to welfare or not, and education level Cash benefits, food stamps, general assistance benefits, Medicaid, UI wage data 1 year pre- and post-leaving welfare Cohort II linked with survey data Single-parent households from Cohort II Mixed mode survey Hope for 300 completed surveys MDRC committed to 78% 1 year after exiting, 1999 MDRC A second phase of this project (not funded by this ASPE grant)
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... rural, work history, welfare history, education level, disability status, ethnicity, and marital status Transitional assistance, child support, wage and earnings from Department of Revenue, food stamps, Medicaid, child abuse and neglect, and child care As far back as 1990 for some sources Both cohorts linked with survey data All leavers in both Cohort I and II Longitudinal, mixed mode, stratified by reason case closed 350 from Cohort I; 600 from Cohort II (400 of whom reached time limit) Hope for 75% Cohort I: surveyed four times over course of 1 year; Cohort II: survey 6 months after leaving Chapin Hall did administrative data, survey by University of Massachusetts, Boston Survey of 350 Cohort I leavers is completed; offering $50 incentive for survey participation
From page 104...
... , child care assistance, child welfare, emergency assistance records (private sources) , employment security records, food stamps, UI, TANF, JOBS, and JTPA As far back as 1990 Linked with survey data Represents Cohorts I and II Stratified by geography and "success," meaning left for at least 6 months 20-minute telephone surveys 1,200 from each cohort selected for interview Fall 1998 and 1999, 2 years after leaving University of Missouri, Midwest Research Institute Unique data set on usage of emergency assistance in Jackson County
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... ; Cohort II: All cases closed in the 1st quarter of 1999 (administrative and survey data) Rural vs.
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... . 1mlng Subcontractor Special Features Cohort II population Stratified random sample, first by county and then by leaver category; mixed mode survey; 30-minute interview 900-950 completed surveys but considering a smaller sample Hope for 80-95% response rate Surveyed 6 and 12 months after left SPHERE Institute; survey will be contracted out too Survey contains questions from SPD, SIPP, NSAF, and NLSY; $10 payment for each interview
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... APPENDIX A 107 Study Characteristics South Carolina (Grant is part of an ongoing project with previous grant) Outcomes Adults Children Population Study population Definition of leavers Divertee s/applic ants Eligible, not participating Child-only cases Unit of observation Methodology Cohort definitions Comparison groups Administrative Data Sources Years/time covered Linkages Survey Data Sample population Design Number of observations Response rate Timing Subcontractor Special Features Marital events, employment, and earnings Child abuse and neglect; low birth weight, infant mortality Cash assistance leavers Not yet determined No official diversion program; will study applicants who never enrolled Yes, with survey and food stamp records will identify nonparticipants No Closed case Cohort I: left January to June 1997; Cohort II: left January to June 1999 Reason for leaving cash assistance TANF Client History Information Profile, work support system, Medicaid, foster care, child support, UI, JOBS, CHIP As far back as 1986; followed for 2 years Linked with survey data for both cohorts Nonparticipating eligibles and leavers by each of 3 reasons for leaving Mixed mode, 30-minute survey; exploring possible oversampling of cases in high-risk neighborhoods Approximately 1,000 cases, 250 from each of the four groups Estimate 75% Interview 1 year and 2 years after exiting Under negotiation Part of continuing project begun prior to other studies and funded by ACE
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... , child care Years/time covered 1 year pre- and 1 year post-exit Linkages Cohort III will be linked to survey data Survey Data Sample population Design Number of observations Response rate Timing Subcontractor Welfare leavers exiting last quarter of 1998 Stratified by urban/rural and east/west; mixed mode design A sample of 1,300 will be drawn Hope for 70% Cases surveyed in mid-1999, 6-9 months after exit Special Features Already has baseline administrative data on 3,200 recipients pre-TANF, including survey of 560 of these who left the pre-TANF program; will have lottery as incentive for survey completion
From page 109...
... leavers vs. never enrolled, demographics, welfare history, receipt of other services AFDC, food stamps, child care, medical assistance, child support, foster care, some child abuse and neglect, SSI, UI, tax data 1988 for some sources through 1 year after leaving welfare Cohort's I and II linked to survey data Leavers in Cohorts I and II; entrants, diverters, and leavers in Cohort III Mixed mode survey Cohort I: 1,200; Cohort II: 900; Cohort III: 1,200 75% Surveyed 1 year after leaving (or after application for Milwaukee study)
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