| Source |
Administrative data
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| Title |
UI administrative data
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Welfare to work participants in 11 sites
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| Sites |
All sites except Boston, MA
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not applicable.
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| Source |
Administrative data
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| Title |
TANF data
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| Sites |
All sites
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| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
Site Visits/ Semi-structured interviews
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Administrators and staff of grantee agencies and service providers.
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| Sites |
Baltimore County, Maryland;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
Fort Worth, Texas;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Nashville, Tennessee;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Phoenix, Arizona;
St. Lucie County, Florida;
West Virginia (29 counties);
Yakima, Washington.
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| Additional Execution Notes |
First round conducted in late 1999 and early 2000.
Second round conducted in 2001.
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| Source |
Focus Group
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| Title |
Focus group with participants
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Selected participants within the in-depth study sites.
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| Sites |
Baltimore County, Maryland;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
Fort Worth, Texas;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Nashville, Tennessee;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Phoenix, Arizona;
St. Lucie County, Florida;
West Virginia (29 counties);
Yakima, Washington.
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| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
Program Observations
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| Sites |
Baltimore County, Maryland;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
Fort Worth, Texas;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Nashville, Tennessee;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Phoenix, Arizona;
St. Lucie County, Florida;
West Virginia (29 counties);
Yakima, Washington.
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| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Welfare-to-work participant survey
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Welfare to Work participants in the 11 sites
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| Sites |
Baltimore County, Maryland;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
Fort Worth, Texas;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Nashville, Tennessee;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Phoenix, Arizona;
St. Lucie County, Florida;
West Virginia (29 counties);
Yakima, Washington.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
12 month survey: 83 percent;
24 month survey: 74 percent .
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| Additional Execution Notes |
The survey took approximately 35 minutes.
It was conducted by phone or in-person using computer assisted technology.
Conducted 2000-2003.
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| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Welfare-to-Work Grantee Survey
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
First survey: N=598 actual and potential WtW grantees;
Second survey: N= 681 actual and potential WtW grantees.
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| Sites |
All WtW grantee sites nationwide
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
First survey: 70%
Second survey: 72%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
First survey conducted November 1998 — February 1999.
Second Survey conducted in late November 1999 February 2000.
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| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Welfare-to-Work Baseline Information Form
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
All WtW participants enrolled from July 1999 to November 2001.
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| Sites |
Baltimore County, Maryland;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
Fort Worth, Texas;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Nashville, Tennessee;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Phoenix, Arizona;
St. Lucie County, Florida;
West Virginia (29 counties);
Yakima, Washington.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
100%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Baseline conducted between July 1999 to November 2001.
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| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Welfare to work participant special survey in Philadelphia
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Welfare to Work participants in Regional Service Centers.
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| Sites |
Philadelphia, PA.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
12-month survey: 83%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
The survey took approximately 35 minutes.
It was conducted by phone or in-person using computer assisted technology.
Conducted in Oct. 2000 - Aug. 2001.
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