Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Data Sources

Data Sources

Source Field Research
Title On-site Program Observations
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Not reported.
Sites Not reported
Response Rate/Attrition Notes not applicable
 
Source Focus Group
Title Focus Groups
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Program participants and parents
Sites Monroe County, NY;
Miami, FL;
Powhatan, VA;
Milwaukee, WI;
and Edgefield, SC
Response Rate/Attrition Notes not applicable
 
Source Interview
Title Executive Interviews
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Program directors; school administrators; community leaders
Sites All sites
Response Rate/Attrition Notes n/a
Additional Execution Notes Conducted during site visits
 
Source Program descriptions and documents
Title Program documents and records
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection not applicable
Sites not applicable
Additional Execution Notes Provides background information on program objectives and message as well as information on the youth served.

Program documents describe staff qualifications and background, present staff training materials, and include written communications among abstinence providers.

 
Source Administrative data
Title School Records
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection n= ~1,000 children or youth randomly assigned to the control or program group in Miami, FL, and in Milwaukee, WI
Sites Miami, FL, and in Milwaukee, WI
Response Rate/Attrition Notes not applicable
 
Source Survey
Title Longitudinal Survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Three cohorts:
n=3,300 children or youth randomly assigned to the control or program group
Sites 5 program sites
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Wave 1: 94%;
Wave 2: 92%.
Additional Execution Notes Wave 1 (Baseline Survey, fall of enrollment year);
Wave 2 Survey (spring following sample enrollment);
Wave 3 Survey (second spring after enrollment);
Wave 4 Survey (spring 2005).

Sample enrollments: Fall 99/Spring 00 (n=1,040); Fall 00 (n=901); Fall 01 (n=1,359).

Three cohorts of students enrolled in the study sample:Cohort 1: Fall 99/Spring 00; Fall 00; Spring/Fall 02;Cohort 2: Fall 00; Spring 01; Fall 03;Cohort 3: Fall 01; Spring 02; Fall 03