| Source |
Administrative data
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| Title |
Federal databases: HUD’s Multifamily Tenant Characteristics System (MTCS); HUD’s Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS); SSA’s Supplemental Security Record (SSR)
State databases: AFDC, Food Stamps, Medicaid, child support enforcement, and child protective services.
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Data for 2103 cases matched from electronic databases.
Collected month preceding termination and 2-10 months after termination.
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| Sites |
All sites.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
For benefit and income matches, data obtained not only for AFDC recipients but also for household members not in the AFDC assistance unit who might have been receiving housing, SSI, or food stamp benefits or who might have recorded income from wages, pensions, or child support.
For most matches, heads of household and individual household members’ Social Security number were used. For state database matches, state identification or case numbers were also used.
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| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
In-person program staff interviews (semi-structured) to obtain description of program and discuss implementation issues
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Interviews conducted between June and November 1996.
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| Sites |
All sites.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Reported response rate:
100%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
Program staff structured key informant interview via telephone to obtain nationwide data on number of cases terminated
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
All relevant cases contacted.
Survey conducted between February and April 1997.
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| Sites |
30 states with benefit termination waiver provisions.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Reported response rate:
100%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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