| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
Early site visits, key informant interviews, and observations.
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
137 individuals interviewed, including the DFC (Division of Families and Children) county director and other administrative personnel; public assistance supervisors and caseworkers; IMPACT supervisors and family case coordinators; school personnel; outside education and training service providers; and Step Ahead Council members and staff.
41 separate observations of program activities such as prescreening, intake and assessment procedures, orientation sessions, and self-sufficiency planning interviews were conducted.
11 different local welfare offices visited in the eight research sites.
First round of site visits occurred between April and June 1996.
A second round of site visits was conducted in the fall of 1998.
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| Sites |
Clark County, Indiana
Lake County, Indiana
Madison County, Indiana
Marion County, Indiana
Miami County, Indiana
St. Joseph County, Indiana
Vigo County, Indiana
Wabash County, Indiana
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Field interviewers used semi-structured question guides to assess implementation, and ongoing operations at the local level and document any start-up problems and operational issues affecting implementation.
While they were on site, interviewers also collected policy manuals and other written documentation to supplement material from interviews and observations.
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| Source |
Interview
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| Title |
FSSA (Family and Social Services Administration)Central Office staff
involved in welfare reform
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Data collected March, 1996
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| Sites |
Indianapolis, Indiana
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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 |
Administrative data
|
| Title |
Indiana Client Eligibility System (ICES) records
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Records on program participation (number of records not reported.)
Data collected 1995 through end of study.
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| Sites |
Indiana-statewide
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Data collected on socioeconomic characteristics and welfare experiences.
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| |
| Source |
Survey
|
| Title |
Periodic mail survey
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Respondents in each county may include county DFC (Division of Family and Children) directors, IMPACT managers, and a selected number of public assistance caseworkers and IMPACT family case coordinators.
First survey wave collected spring 1997. Second survey conducted Fall 1999.
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| Sites |
Indiana-statewide
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
>90% for both surveys
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| |
| Source |
Administrative data
|
| Title |
Unemployment Insurance (UI) records;
Wage data records
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Data obtained from the Department of Workforce Development.
Collected January 1994 through present.
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| Sites |
Indiana-statewide
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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 |
Survey
|
| Title |
Client Follow-up survey
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
1,570 welfare clients.
Sample of program and control group members.
Data collected in Spring, 1997.
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| Sites |
Indiana-statewide
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Reported response rate: 71%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| |
| Source |
Administrative data
|
| Title |
Caseload data
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Data at state and county level provided from FSSA’s Office of Reports and Statistics (number of records not reported).
Data collected 1990 through present.
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| Sites |
Indiana-statewide
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
|
| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| |
| Source |
Survey
|
| Title |
Wave 2 Client Follow-Up Survey
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
2,350 clients, equally divided between program and control group members.
Data collected March through November 2000.
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| Sites |
Indiana - statewide
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Interviewing not yet complete as of October 2000.
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| |
| Source |
Survey
|
| Title |
Child Outcomes Survey
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
1,850 clients with children age 5-12 at the time of the survey equally divided between program and control group members.
Data collected March through November 2000.
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| Sites |
Indiana - statewide
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Interviewing not yet complete as of October 2000.
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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