Florida Family Transition Program (FTP) Evaluation: Data Sources

Data Sources

Source Survey
Title In-person Background Information Forms (BIF)
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 5430 welfare recipients.
All program and control group members.
Collected at baseline.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Reported response rate: 97%
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Survey
Title Self-administered Personal Opinion Survey (POS)
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 5430 welfare recipients.
All program and control group members.
Collected prior to random assignment.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Response rate: 92%.
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Survey
Title Self-administered staff survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 126 welfare staff.
Collected summer 1996.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Reported response rate: 85% in each staff category.
Additional Execution Notes Four staff categories: case managers, public assistance specialists, FTP advisors, PI advisors.
 
Source Survey
Title Brief telephone survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 81 welfare recipients (single parents).
Random sample of people assigned in January-February, 1995.
Collected 4/95 - 5/95.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Reported response rate: 60%
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Administrative data
Title Unemployment insurance records on monthly earnings and employment
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 5430 records.
Records for all program and control group members.
Collected 1993 - to end of follow-up period.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Administrative data
Title AFDC and Food Stamp records
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 5430 records.
Records for all program and control group members.
Collected 1993 - to end of follow-up period.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Field Research
Title Key informant interview and observations
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection A number of rounds have already been conducted. There are plans for several additional rounds over the next two years.
Number of interviews not reported.
Sample of interviews not reported.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Administrative data
Title Case Files
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 200 welfare recipient case files.
Sampling method not reported.
Collected within 18 months of random assignment.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Survey
Title Two-year survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 600 welfare recipients.
Random sample of participants assigned to study 12/94-2/95.
Collected 2 years after random assignment.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Reported response rate: 80%.
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Survey
Title Four-year survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 1700 welfare recipients.
All single parent cases randomly assigned 8/94-2/95.
Collected 4 years after random assignment.
Sites Escambia County, Florida
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Projected response rate: 80%.
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.