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An Examination of Welfare Caseload Dynamics in California Using Administrative Micro-Data
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
SPHERE Institute |
| Investigator(s) |
R. Mark Gritz
(SPHERE Institute)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | This study uses state administrative micro-data to examine California’s welfare caseload trends since the late 1980s. The use of micro-data allows the expansion of the analysis of welfare caseload trends in two important dimensions. First, the identification of the demographic characteristics of individual aid recipients, which will allow us to examine how the composition of California’s welfare caseload has changed over the last 14 years, and help us to identify aspects of caseload dynamics that are hidden in aggregate numbers. In particular, we can assess whether under welfare reform certain groups are being “left behind” in the sense that they represent a growing share of the state’s declining welfare caseload. Second, to track individual aid recipients — and the cases they are associated with — over time, which allows us to broaden our understanding of welfare caseload dynamics by measuring entry and exit rates, changes in case composition, and intrastate migration of aid recipients. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 08/27/03 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
R. Mark Gritz (not reported)
SPHERE Institute 1415 Rollins Road (T) (650) 558-3980 (F) (650) 558-3981 |
| 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 |
Recipients/participants/clients |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Single parent families Two-parent families Child-only cases Minority populations |
| Sample Size and Unit | Full population of AFDC/CalWORKs recipients between January 1987 and December 2000. |
| Execution | not applicable. |
Sites Studied
CAProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Program requirements
Administration/Implementation
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Sanctions
Income security
Family and relationship outcomes
Caseload Dynamics
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 03/01/01 | An Examination of Welfare Caseload Dynamics in California Using Administrative Micro-Data: Final Report | SPHERE |
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