| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
Planning Interviews
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Administrators who participated in the early design and planning of waiver application and project implementation.
Collected early in evaluation.
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| Sites |
North Dakota DHS
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
Site visits and observations
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Sample of 4 demonstration counties and 3 non-demonstration counties.
Stratified random sample based on caseload size, demonstration status, Native American presence and geographic location.
Collected months 2,8, 20 (demonstration counties); months 14,20 (non-demonstration counties).
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| Sites |
Demonstration counties:
Cass County, North Dakota
Stark County, North Dakota
Richland County, North Dakota
Stark County, North Dakota
Non-demonstration counties:
Rollette County, North Dakota
Burleigh County, North Dakota
Walsh County, North Dakota
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Each site visit lasts 3 days.
Respondents include program administrators, caseworkers, agencies to which clients are referred, client focus groups, and other key program staff identified by the site.
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| Source |
Focus Group
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| Title |
Client focus groups
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
8-10 clients in each focus group (two to three per visit).
Collected months 2,8,20 (demonstration counties); months 14,20 (non-demonstration counties).
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| Sites |
Demonstration counties:
Cass County, North Dakota
Stark County, North Dakota
Richland County, North Dakota
Stark County, North Dakota
Non-demonstration counties:
Rollette County, North Dakota
Burleigh County, North Dakota
Walsh County, North Dakota
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Each focus group lasts 60-90 minutes.
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| Source |
Administrative data
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| Title |
TEEM system records, TECS system records (data form the old AFDC system), and county-level information coded from the Field Study
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Caseload is approximately 5,000.
Data collection schedule not reported.
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| Sites |
All counties in North Dakota
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Descriptive analysis of components utilized, duration of receipt, and reasons for case closure studied.
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