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State Economic and Demographic Factors Affecting Child Support Enforcement Programs
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Lewin Group |
| Investigator(s) |
John Tapogna
(Oregon Center for Public Policy)
Plamen Nikolov (Lewin Group) Karen Gardiner (Lewin Group) Michael Fishman (Lewin Group) Burt Barnow (Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF Child/Family |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Apr 2000 - Oct 2002 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | In passing CSPIA, Congress mandated a study of the economic and demographic characteristics of states and how they affect performance, calling on the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to recommend adjustments to ensure that the relative performance of the states is measured from a baseline that takes account of such variables. This study provides the underlying data for the Secretary’s report. Specifically, the study seeks to answer two questions: 1. What economic, demographic, and programmatic factors are associated with the performance of state child support enforcement programs? 2. If empirical work identifies factors that affect performance and are outside the control of child support agencies, how could DHHS amend the incentive system to account for the factors with the goal of improving the system’s equity? |
| Notes | No notes reported |
| Last Updated | 12/17/02 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| 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 |
Single parent families Fathers Children Low-income households |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Single parent families Fathers |
| Sample Size and Unit | CPS/CSS 1998, national sample |
Sites Studied
NationwideProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Financial incentives
Post-Program activities
Administration/Implementation
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Program implementation
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
| Type | Impact Study (Controlled Experiment) |
| Type | Longitudinal/Prospective Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Field Research |
| Source | Program descriptions and documents |
| Source | Secondary data |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Interim Cost-benefit FindingsFinal Cost-benefit Findings
Interim Descriptive/Analytical Findings
Final Descriptive/Analytical Findings
Recommendations
Existing Publications
| 06/01/02 | State Economic and Demographic factors affecting child support enforcement programs: Final Report | Lewin |
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