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After WAGES: Results of the Florida Study
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Florida State University |
| Investigator(s) |
Robert E. Crew, Jr.
(Florida State University)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF Child/Family |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | This study provides information about the living circumstances of people who had received cash benefits from the WAGES program during the period 1996 through 1998, but had subsequently left the program. It examines circumstances of their lives in several areas: employment and earnings, family stability, health and general conditions of well being. It also describes the extent to which individuals who left WAGES are relying upon the assistance provided by other government options. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 03/01/99 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Robert E. Crew, Jr. (not reported)
Florida State University College of Social Sciences (T) (850) 644-6284 (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 | n=4,500 individuals who left WAGES between October 1996 and September 1998 |
| Execution | One thousand of those interviewed were chosen randomly from a list of all persons in the State of Florida who left WAGES during the specified time period. The remaining respondents came from four random samples chosen from those who had left WAGES in each of four WAGES Coalition Regions throughout the state: regions 12 (Central Florida), 3 (Chipola), 23 (Dade and Monroe) and 19 (Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands). Response Rate: All of Florida: 51.47% |
Sites Studied
FLProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Social/Support services
Post-Program activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Income security
Family and relationship outcomes
Employment
Adult outcomes
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 03/01/99 | After WAGES: Results from the Florida Study: Final Report | FSU |
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