New Mexico TANF Longitudinal Study: Outcomes Assessed

Outcomes Assessed

Benefit termination

  • Due to time limit
  • Benefit Termination-misc.

Education

  • High school graduation/GED receipt
  • School attendance
  • Adult literacy levels
  • Education - misc.

Employment

  • Job readiness/training
  • Job attainment
  • Job retention
  • Job promotion
  • Number of hours worked for wages
  • Employment - misc.

Family and relationship outcomes

  • Births/pregnancies
  • Fatherhood
  • Family and relationship outcomes - misc.

Income security

  • Child support payments
  • Earnings
  • Food stamps receipt
  • Medicaid receipt
  • Welfare receipt
  • Income security - misc.
  • Overall income
  • Unemployment Insurance (UI) receipt

Adult outcomes

  • Emotional well-being
  • Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
  • Adult outcomes - misc.

Housing

  • Residential mobility
  • Homelessness
  • Housing - misc.

Substance abuse

  • Patterns and severity of substance use
  • Substance abuse - 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.
  • Capacity of management systems to meet priorities

Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness

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

Policy changes

  • Policy changes-misc.

Caseload Dynamics

  • Exit effects
  • Caseload dynamics - misc.
  • Recidivism

Child Outcomes

  • Child social/emotional/behavioral outcomes
  • Child academic outcomes
  • Child overall development
  • Child mental/physical health outcomes
  • Child outcomes - misc.