| Source |
Focus Group
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| Title |
Focus Groups
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N=21 subset of those who participated in the primary survey.
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| Sites |
Bernalillo county,
Dona Ana county,
And
San Miguel county, NM
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not applicable.
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Focus group was conducted as part of sub study of long-term welfare recipients, defined as those who have used up 30 months or more of their 60-month lifetime limit on TANF benefits.
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| |
| Source |
Survey
|
| Title |
Telephone survey
|
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N=301 individuals who have been on TANF for at least 30 months as of May 2001.
N=320 follow up survey for those who left TANF for employment.
|
| Sites |
NM
|
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not reported.
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Conducted between July and August 2001.
Mail-outs offered $20 compensation for the first survey and $25 for the second.
|
| |
| Source |
Survey
|
| Title |
Annual Survey of Primary Sample
|
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N=2,500 random sample of TANF recipients who received benefits any time between July 1998 and June 1999.
|
| Sites |
NM
|
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Response rates for the three rounds of surveys ranged from 70 to 76 percent.
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Three rounds of surveys were conducted for the primary sample.
First survey conducted between Nov 1999 and April 2000.
Second survey conducted between Nov 2000 and March 2001.
Third round conducted between August 2001 and May 2002.
The second round of surveys contained new questions on mental health and domestic violence.
Surveys were conducted using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI). Some interviews were conducted face to face as part of the field-based surveys efforts.
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| |
| Source |
Administrative data
|
| Title |
Administrative Data
|
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N=5,936 families who have been on TANF for at least 30 months as of May 2001
|
| Sites |
NM
|
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not applicable.
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Conducted as part of sub study on long term welfare recipients and used in comparative analysis of long term recipients to overall TANF population.
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| |
| Source |
Administrative data
|
| Title |
Longitudinal database of TANF recipients
|
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N=33,000 families who were on TANF some time between July 1998 and June 1999.
|
| Sites |
NM
|
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not applicable.
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Updated on a regular basis to provide follow up on the cohort through 2001. Contains information on TANF status each month, demographic characteristics of each case, employment and earnings as reported in UI system, participation in the child care subsidy program, participation in food stamps and Medicaid, sanctioning for non-compliance with program rules.
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| |
| Source |
Survey
|
| Title |
Barrier and Safety Net Study Telephone survey
|
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N= 1,000 families who had been on TANF for at least 30 months as of October 2002
|
| Sites |
NM
|
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Response rate: 71%
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Conducted between Nov 2002 and Jan 2003.
Conducted as part of Barrier and Safety Net sub Study.
|
| |
| Source |
Field Research
|
| Title |
Site visits
|
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
New Mexico Human Service Department offices and New Mexico Works contractors
|
| Sites |
NM
|
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not applicable.
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Site visits were conducted on March 2003.Conducted as part of Barrier and Safety Net sub Study.
|
| |
| Source |
Focus Group
|
| Title |
Barrier and Safety Net Study Focus Groups
|
| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
n=6 focus groups consisting of sub sample of those who completed telephone interviews.
|
| Sites |
Bernalillo county,
Dona Ana county,
And
Valencia county, NM
|
| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not applicable.
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
Focus group was conducted as part of Barrier and Safety Net sub Study.Conducted in March 2003.
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