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Rural Impacts of Welfare Reform
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
University of Wisconsin |
| Investigator(s) |
Gene F. Summers
(University of Wisconsin)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF Community/Neighborhood |
| Status | Completed with continuing analysis |
| Duration | Oct 1997 - Sep 1999 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Rural Sociology and the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service are collaborating to monitor the impacts of the 1996 welfare reform legislation in several rural counties that have consistently high rates of poverty. The project will use national, state, and county level data to monitor changes in indicators that are likely to show short-term and long-term impacts of welfare reform on welfare program participation, employment, health, and other indicators of individual, family, and community well-being. This project will assist the USDA in assessing the underlying causes of rural poverty, the socioeconomic conditions of people living in nonmetropolitan areas, and the effects of policies designed to improve those conditions. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 10/06/98 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Mark Harvey (mharvey@ssc.wisc.edu)
University of Wisconsin Department of Rural Sociology 1450 Linden Drive (T) (608) 263-9728 (F) (608) 262-6022 |
| Submitter(s) |
Mark Harvey (mharvey@ssc.wisc.edu)
University of Wisconsin Department of Rural Sociology 1450 Linden Drive (T) (608) 263-9728 (F) (608) 262-6022 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients Former recipients ("leavers") Applicants Rural Populations |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Pregnant/parenting teens Single parent families Persons diverted from welfare Two-parent families Low-wage workers Persons with substance abuse problems Immigrants Native Americans Children 1-6 Local government Social/Community service agencies Caseworkers/managers/administrators Employers |
| Sample Size and Unit | County is unit of analysis. |
| Execution | Not yet available. |
Sites Studied
McCreary and Owsley Counties, KentuckyHolmes and Sunflower Counties, Mississippi
Todd and Shannon Counties, South Dakota
Maverick and Starr Counties, Texas
Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Educational activities
Financial incentives
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
Program requirements
Time limits
Family caps
Eligibility
Food stamps
Social/Support services
Diversionary activities
Post-Program activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Service utilization
Sanctions
Income security
Family and relationship outcomes
Employment
Education
Community Outcomes
Substance abuse
Policy changes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
| Type | Impact Study (Quasi-experiment with pre-post time periods) |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Interview |
| Source | Program descriptions and documents |
| Source | Secondary data |
Findings Available
Not Yet AvailableRecommendations
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