| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Legislative Outcome Study Telephone Survey
(Telephone survey with in-person follow-up of non-respondents)
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N= 1,052 individuals who left OWF between October 1997 and March 1998 and remained off for at least 12 consecutive months.
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| Sites |
Ohio
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
60%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
The survey was conducted between October 1999 and April 2000.
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| Source |
Administrative data
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| Title |
House Resolution 3734 Data file (HR3734) Wage Records Database
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
N= 1,951 OWF recipients who received assistance in both January and June 2000.
N=13,989 Ohio Works First recipients statewide who received assistance in both January and June 2000 (for the longitudinal administrative study).
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| Sites |
Ohio
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| Additional Execution Notes |
For the longitudinal administrative study, 36,233 work-required adults who received assistance in both January and June 2000 were identified statewide. From this population, 13,989 were selected for the five-year longitudinal adminstrative study with oversampling in the 10 counties included in the implementation study. Administrative data were used to supply demographics, work activity participation, eligibility, benefit amounts, and other program participation measures. Wage Record Data were merged with administrative data to provide employment and earnings information.
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| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Longitudinal Survey of OWF Participants
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
For the longitudinal survey of participants, a stratified sample of 1,951 individuals was randomly selected from the 13,989 individuals selected for the longitudinal administrative data sample.
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| Sites |
Ohio
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
First wave: 1,138 completed Wave 1 = 83.5%
Second wave: 953 of the 1,138 completed Wave 2 = 83.7%
Third wave: 685 of the 953 who completed Waves 1 and 2 completed Wave 3 = 71.9%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
To qualify for the interviews, respondents had to be either on OWF or else off of OWF for no more than three months at the time of the first interview. The survey was conducted in three waves over the course of approximately two years.
- First wave conducted between August 2000 and April 2001.
- Second wave conducted between May 2001 and February 2002.
- Third wave conducted between May 2002 and February 2003.
The results were weighted to be representative of the statewide caseload in Ohio.
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| Source |
Interview
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| Title |
On-site interviews with County Departments of Job and Family Services (CDJFS) staffs.
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Using a semi-structured guide, in-person interviews were conducted with CDJFS staffs in ten selected Ohio counties.
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| Sites |
Four metropolitan counties:
(Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, and Stark), Ohio;Six non-metropolitan counties:
(Belmont, Clark, Gallia, Greene, Licking and Scioto), Ohio.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Not applicable.
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| Additional Execution Notes |
The staff interviewed varied from county to county but typically included the agency director, a fiscal officer, OWF caseworkers, OWF supervisors, and other key staff as designated by the agency director. The sites were visited between Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 and again between Fall 2002 and Winter 2003.
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| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Self-administered survey of CDJFS OWF caseworkers and supervisors
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
OWF caseworkers and supervisors in ten selected counties in Ohio.
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| Sites |
Four metropolitan counties:
(Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, and Stark), Ohio;Six non-metropolitan counties:
(Belmont, Clark, Gallia, Greene, Licking and Scioto), Ohio.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Four metropolitan counties:
(Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, and Stark), Ohio;Six non-metropolitan counties:
(Belmont, Clark, Gallia, Greene, Licking and Scioto), Ohio.
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Surveys were distributed to staff with instructions to complete them and mail them to the designated Macro project manager. Surveys were distributed at the time of the on-site interviews.
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