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Project Description

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (ODHS) is currently evaluating various TANF-related programs and their effects on client outcomes. Lacking in-depth information about low-income families, ODHS developed a research agenda to evaluate the impact of welfare reform. For the present study, a random sample of TANF households was surveyed to determine labor market success and family well-being. Success in the labor market depends on the availability of quality child care, access to health care, adequate transportation, as well as appropriate education and training. The analysis compares current TANF recipients against the general population and against closed and denied cases.

Project duration: May 1999 - May 2000

Sites studied include All 77 Oklahoma counties are represented in the sample.

Sample Characteristics and Sites Studied

Two random samples were drawn. First, a sample of 2,945 TANF cases yielded 870 in-depth "head of household" interviews. Also, 600 interviews were conducted with a random sampling of households in Oklahoma's general population. Rostering through the family members brought the overall sample, including both TANF and general population, to 5,303 (2,972 TANF and 2,331 general population).

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