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Leaving Welfare: Findings From a Survey of Former New York City Welfare Recipients
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division |
| Investigator(s) |
Lawrence Mead
Swati Desai (New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division) Andrew Bush (New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division) |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Apr 1998 - Sep 1998 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | To learn more about families receiving aid, family heads who had previously received TANF and had closed their cases in November 1997 were interviewed. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 06/22/99 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Andrew Bush (not reported)
New York Office of Policy Program Analysis, Human Resources Division 180 Water Street (T) not reported (F) not reported |
| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty 215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl (T) (646)284-9600 (F) not reported |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Former recipients ("leavers") |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | Random sample of 569 cases from all 6,092 TANF cases that closed in November 1997. First wave of interviews carried out between April 20 and May 10, 1998. Second wave between June 19 and July 14, 1998. |
| Execution | Telephone numbers were located for 338 of the total 569; 211 proved to be current and accurate. 131 interviews were completed and 126 of these interviews were proven usable. Out of 126 completed interviews, 26 were conducted at respondents' homes. Each interview lasted approximately 20 minutes. |
Sites Studied
New York City, New YorkProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Post-Program activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Standard of living
Income security
Employment
Benefit termination
Caseload Dynamics
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Interview |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 09/01/98 | Leaving Welfare: Findings From a Survey of Former New York City Welfare Recipients | NY OPPA, HRD |
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