Three States' Approaches Show Promise of Increasing Work Participation: Data Sources

Data Sources

Source Administrative data
Title Program reports and documents
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Documents on program components and participation for programs in Massachusetts, Michigan, and Utah.
Collected 3/96 - 3/97.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Interview
Title Non-structured, key-informant interviews with state and local welfare officials, states employment agency officials, service providers, welfare advocates (MI), and program evaluators (UT, MI).
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Interviews with key informants (number in sample not reported).
Convenience sample.
Collected 3/96 - 3/97.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Secondary data
Title Published work of research organizations that studied state welfare reform efforts.
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Published work of research organizations.
Collected 3/96 - 3/97.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Administrative data
Title Case files
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Case file records or welfare recipients.
Number in sample not reported.
Collected 3/96 - 3/97.
Sites Michigan
Utah
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.