Connecticut's Jobs First: Welfare Reform Evaluation Project: Outcomes Assessed

Outcomes Assessed

Education

  • High school graduation/GED receipt

Employment

  • Job readiness/training
  • Job attainment
  • Job retention
  • Number of hours worked for wages

Family and relationship outcomes

  • Births/pregnancies
  • Family formation and stability/Living arrangements

Income security

  • Child support payments
  • Earnings
  • Food stamps receipt
  • Welfare receipt

Housing

  • Housing - misc.

Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program

  • Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program - misc.

Standard of living

  • Standard of living - misc.

Service utilization

  • Service utilization - misc.

Sanctions

  • Sanctions - misc.

Program implementation

  • Program Implementation - misc.

Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness

  • Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness - misc.

Child Outcomes

  • Child cognitive (attention, problem solving, memory, language, and vocabulary) outcomes