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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
RAND
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| Investigator(s) |
Jacob Klerman
(RAND)
Joseph Hotz
(RAND)
Gail Zellman
(RAND)
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| Sponsor(s) |
California Department of Social Services
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| Funder(s) |
California Department of Social Services
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
Community/Neighborhood
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| Status |
Operational with Findings
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| Duration |
Sep 1998 - Feb 2002
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Program/Policy Description |
RAND is conducting the comprehensive, statewide evaluation of CalWORKS under contract with the California Department of Social Services. The CalWORKS evaluation has two parts. The first is a process analysis of how CalWORKS was implemented in the state government and in California's counties through interviews, questionnaires, and document analysis. The second part is an impact analysis of the effects of CalWORKS on outcomes for the welfare system, on the transition to work, and on family and child well-being. The evaluation will analyze statewide and county administrative databases as well as national survey data, and will field a new household survey in six focus counties.
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| Notes |
Visit the project web site for findings.
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| Last Updated |
03/23/04
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Contact(s) |
Jacob Klerman (klerman@rand.org)
RAND
1700 Main Street
PO Box 2138
(T) (310) 393-0411
(F) not reported
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| Submitter(s) |
Elaine Reardon (reardon@rand.org)
RAND
1700 Main Street
PO Box 2138
(T) not reported
(F) not reported
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients
Former recipients ("leavers")
Applicants
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
Persons diverted from welfare
Social/Community service agencies
Caseworkers/managers/administrators
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| Sample Size and Unit |
Sample size not reported.
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| Execution |
Wave I
Household survey overall response rate: 64.7%
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Sites Studied
Certain research activities will examine statewide trends in California, while others will concentrate on six focus counties (Alameda County, Butte County, Fresno County,
Los Angeles County, Sacramento County, and San Diego County) or 10 follow-up counties.
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