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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
RAND
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| Investigator(s) |
Anne Pebley
(RAND)
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| Sponsor(s) |
RAND
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| Funder(s) |
National Institute of Child Health and Development
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| Subcontractor(s) |
Not applicable
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
Child/Family
Community/Neighborhood
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| Status |
Operational with Findings
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| Duration |
Mar 2000 - Mar 2003
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
Policy Analysis
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| Goal |
To answer key research and policy questions regarding: 1) neighborhood, family, and peer effects on children's development; 2) effects of welfare reform at the neighborhood level; and 3) residential mobility and neighborhood change.
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| Program/Policy Description |
N/A
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| Notes |
Visit the project web site.
LAFANS produces a public use dataset and documentation that is available to all researchers.
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| Last Updated |
08/23/04
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| Type of Summary |
Reviewed
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| External Reviewer(s) |
Anne Pebley
(RAND)
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| Contact(s) |
Anne Pebley (Anne_Pebley@rand.org)
RAND
1700 Main Street
PO Box 2138
(T) (310) 393-0411
(F) (310) 451-7002
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| Publications Department |
RAND Publications (Judy_Lewis@rand.org)
RAND
PO Box 2138
(T) (310) 393-0411, etx. 7286
(F) not reported
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| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Children
Low-income households
Neighborhoods
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
Single parent families
Two-parent families
Children 1-6
Social/Community service agencies
Caseworkers/managers/administrators
Teachers
Children younger than 1 (infants)
Children 7-18
Neighborhood key informants
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| Sample Size and Unit |
Random stratified sample of 65 neighborhoods in Los Angeles county.
3250 households (50 households per neighborhood) in wave 1 (approximately 6,000 children and teens ages 0 to 18).
One adult, 1 child under 18, and child’s mother (if different from adult) randomly selected from each household.
Households with children under 18 and poorer households are oversampled.
Waves 2 and 3 include total sample in wave 1 plus new entrants into neighborhood.
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Sites Studied
65 neighborhoods in Los Angeles County, California
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