Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Longitudinal Study

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Evaluator(s) Minnesota Department of Human Services
Investigator(s) Leslie Crichton (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
Scott Chazdon (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Operational with Findings
Duration May 1998 - Oct 2003
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description The state of Minnesota is conducting a longitudinal study of its TANF program, the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP). Two separate samples of eligible adults from single-caregiver families were randomly selected from the caseload in mid-1998: ongoing recipients and new applicants. Participants are interviewed at baseline, six months, one year, and then at least annually through the fifth year to document their progress toward the MFIP goals of obtaining and keeping employment, increasing income and reducing poverty, and leaving and staying off welfare.
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Last Updated 07/14/04
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Leslie Crichton (leslie.crichton@state.mn.us)
Minnesota Department of Human Services
444 Lafayette Road North
(T) (651) 215-9520
(F) (651) 282-6120
Submitter(s) Leslie Crichton (leslie.crichton@state.mn.us)
Minnesota Department of Human Services
444 Lafayette Road North
(T) (651) 215-9520
(F) (651) 282-6120

Populations Studied

Target Population Recipients/participants/clients
Applicants
Subgroups Analyzed Recipients/participants/clients
Former recipients ("leavers")
Applicants
Single parent families
Sample Size and Unit Random samples of (1)ongoing recipients (N=843) and (2)new applicants (N=985) who were the only eligible adult on an active, one-caregiver MFIP case between May and October 1998.
Execution Baseline: recipients 85%, applicants 85%
Six months: recipients 83%, applicants 82%
Year One: recipients 79%, applicants 78%
Year Two: recipients 75%, applicants 75%
Year Three: recipients 72%, applicants 69%

Sites Studied

Minnesota - statewide