Women's Employment Study: Data Sources

Data Sources

Source Survey
Title In-person baseline survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Random sample of 753 single mothers on welfare selected from active single mothers cases of the Michigan Family Independence Agency.
Data collected Fall of 1997.
Sites Metropolitan area of Michigan
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Response rate: 86.2%
Additional Execution Notes Interview lasted approximately 1 hour.
 
Source Survey
Title In-person follow-up survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Random sample of 753 single mothers on welfare selected from active single mothers cases of the Michigan Family Independence Agency.
Data collected Fall 1998, Fall 1999, and Fall 2001.
Sites Metropolitan area of Michigan
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Response rates were 92% and 91% for 2nd and 3rd waves.
Additional Execution Notes Surveys lasted 1 hour for 2nd wave and 90 minutes for 3rd wave. 4th wave (planned for Fall 2001) expected to last 90 minutes.