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Leaving Welfare: Findings From a Survey of Former New York City Welfare Recipients

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Evaluator(s) New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division
Investigator(s) Lawrence Mead
Swati Desai (New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division)
Andrew Bush (New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Apr 1998 - Sep 1998
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description To learn more about families receiving aid, family heads who had previously received TANF and had closed their cases in November 1997 were interviewed.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 06/22/99
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Andrew Bush (not reported)
New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division
180 Water Street
(T) not reported
(F) not reported
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

Populations Studied

Target Population Former recipients ("leavers")
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit Random sample of 569 cases from all 6,092 TANF cases that closed in November 1997. First wave of interviews carried out between April 20 and May 10, 1998. Second wave between June 19 and July 14, 1998.
Execution Telephone numbers were located for 338 of the total 569; 211 proved to be current and accurate. 131 interviews were completed and 126 of these interviews were proven usable. Out of 126 completed interviews, 26 were conducted at respondents' homes. Each interview lasted approximately 20 minutes.

Sites Studied

New York City, New York

 
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