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Pennsylvania TANF Closed Case Telephone Survey
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare |
| Investigator(s) |
Not Reported
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Jan 1998 - Feb 1998 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | The telephone survey sample consisted of households whose cases were selected for the Quality Control Negative Case Action Sample for the survey period. The Negative Case Action Sample is selected in accordance with probability sampling standards previously mandated for use by the Federal Commission for Children and Families (ACF) in order to produce a random, statistically reliable, statewide monthly sample of terminated cases. While the ACF mandate no longer exists, the Bureau of Program Evaluation continues to select the Negative Case Action Sample using those standards. For the ten sample months, there were a total of 435 cases selected. Of those, 72 cases were dropped from the sample because the initial screening determined that cash benefits had been terminated for a period of fewer than seven days. The cases "dropped" do not materially affect the sample validity because the Quality Control Negative Case Action Sample parameters provide for oversampling to account for "drops." For the remaining 363 cases, a telephone contact with the head of the household was attempted. |
| Notes | The telephone survey was conducted by staff of the Division of Quality Control. Contact was made with 235 households and 169 surveys (47%) were completed. The survey procedures required staff to make a minimum of six attempts to contact a household over a period of three days in instances where a telephone was not answered. |
| Last Updated | 05/05/98 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Charles Kupsis (charlesk@dpw.state.pa.us)
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare 5th Floor, Bertolino Bldg. (T) (717)-783-7629 (F) (717)-783-0899 |
| Submitter(s) |
Charles Kupsis (charlesk@dpw.state.pa.us)
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare 5th Floor, Bertolino Bldg. (T) (717)-783-7629 (F) (717)-783-0899 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients Former recipients ("leavers") |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | 363 welfare recipients and former recipients for whom cash benefits were ended for some or all of the period between March 1997 and January 1998. |
| Execution | Response rate: 47% (169 surveys completed). |
Sites Studied
Pennsylvania- statewideProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Financial incentives
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
Program requirements
Eligibility
Diversionary activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Standard of living
Income security
Emotional well-being
Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness
Employment
Benefit termination
Types of Studies
| Type | N/A |
Data Sources
| Source | Not reported |
Findings Available
Final Impact FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 11/01/99 | Pennsylvania TANF Closed Case Telephone Survey: Welfare Reform After Two Years: Technical Report on Former Welfare Recipients in Pennsylvania | PA DPW |
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