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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
Organization(s) or research group responsible for carrying out the study. Include acronym or abbreviated name, if any.
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| Investigator(s) |
The primary person(s) involved in the research project.
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| Sponsor(s) |
Organization responsible for overseeing the research project and with whom the evaluator has a contractual relationship. Include acronym or abbreviated name, if any, for organization.
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| Funder(s) |
Names of organizations, foundations, or agencies funding the research project.
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| Consultant(s) |
Individual or organization used provide guidance and/or advice concerning the project to the sponsor or evaluator.
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| Subcontractor(s) |
Organization(s), if any, contracted by evaluator to conduct components of the research project.
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| Domain |
Broad subject area in which this study may be classified. Options include:
- Income Security/TANF
- Child/Family
- Community/Neighborhood
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| Status |
Current status of project. Can include:
- Completed
- Operational
- Operational with Findings
- In Development
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| Duration |
Dates when research project was begun and completed.
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| Type |
General research objective of project. Options include research/program evaluation or policy analysis
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| Goal |
Overall, broad goal of the research project.
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| Program/Policy Description |
Brief description of program or policy evaluated, if any.
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| Notes |
General comments regarding research project.
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| Last Updated |
Most recent date that research project was entered or updated in database.
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| Type of Summary |
Indicates whether a project is "reviewed" or "unreviewed".
Reviewed projects are selected according to specific criteria defined by Research Forum staff. Reviewed Project Summaries are prepared by Research Forum staff using a standarized protocol and, except where noted otherwise, approved by an appropriate project contact person. Unreviewed projects are those that either were entered by web site users using the Add A Project Form or did not meet the Research Forum's criteria for Reviewed Projects. A subset of these projects will be considered for detailed review if they are large-scale or multi-site and conducted by organizations with experience relevant to the income sercurity/TANF domain.
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| External Reveiwer(s) |
Person in organization who reviewed database entry.
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| Contact(s) |
Person in organization who will provide additional information about the project.
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| Publications Department |
Information about the evaluating organization's publications department.
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| Submitter(s) |
Indicates the name of the person or group who submitted the project to the Forum database (unreviewed projects only)
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Populations Studied
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| Target Population |
Provides a list of the target populations studied. Options include:
- Adolescents
- Applicants
- Caseworkers/Managers
- Child care providers
- Child-only cases
- Children
- Children younger than 1 (infants)
- Domestic violence victims
- Employers
- Fathers
- Federal government
- Former recipients ("leavers")
- Foster care candidates/participants
- General population
- Immigrants
- Local government
- Low-income households
- Minority Populations
- Native Americans
- Neighborhood key informants
- Neighborhood-based organizations
- Neighborhoods
- Non-custodial parents
- Other
- Persons diverted from welfare
- Persons with mental/physical health problems
- Persons with substance abuse problems
- Pregnant/parenting teens
- Recipients/participants/clients
- Rural Populations
- Single parent families
- Social/Community service agencies
- Teachers
- Two-parent families
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
Provides a list of the subgroups studied. Options include:
- Applicants
- Caseworkers/managers/administrators
- Child care providers
- Child-only cases
- Children 1-6
- Children 7-18
- Children in Foster Care
- Children younger than 1 (infants)
- Domestic violence victims
- Employers
- Fathers
- Federal government
- Former recipients ("leavers")
- General population
- Housing Assistance Recipients
- Immigrants
- Local government
- Low-income households
- Low-wage workers
- Minority populations
- Native Americans
- Neighborhood key informants
- Neighborhood-based community organizations
- Neighborhoods
- Non-custodial parents
- None
- Other
- Persons diverted from welfare
- Persons with mental/physical health problems
- Persons with substance abuse problems
- Pregnant/parenting teens
- Recipients/participants/clients
- Rural Populations
- Single parent families
- Social/Community service agencies
- Teachers
- Two-parent families
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| Sample Size and Unit |
Information about the primary population studied in the project. Includes sampling method (how individuals were selected), total number in sample, and population characteristics.
If project includes an impact study, the total number of individuals in the program/experimental and comparison/control groups. Include sampling method (how individuals were selected).
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Sites Studied
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| Sites Studied |
Areas in which project is carried out. Specify city, county, and state. For counties, largest city may be added in parentheses.
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Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
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| Program Components, Policies and Activities evaluated |
Specific program, policy or activities evaluated.
Options include:
- Educational activities
Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses
English as a Second Language (ESL)
GED courses
High school completion
Post-secondary education
School readiness activities
Educational Activities - misc.
Literacy education
Early Childhood Education (e.g. Head Start)
Parent groups/classes
- Financial incentives
Cash bonus for program completion
Earnings disregards
Earnings supplements/work subsidies
Elimination of 100 hour rule
Excluding the value of one vehicle
Coverage for work-related expenses
Increased asset limit
Individual Development Account (IDA)
Increase in income benefits for program enrollment
Increase in income benefits for program participation
Tax reduction/rebate (e.g. Earned Income Tax Credit)
Transitional income benefits
Lower benefit reduction rate
Deductions for business investments leading to self-employment
Direct payment of rent to recipient (not landlord)
Utility allowance
Shelter allowance
Financial Incentives - misc.
Higher base grant
- Food stamps
Cash out
Work requirements
Simplified program
Food Stamps - misc.
- Administration/Implementation
Changes in welfare office environment/culture
Simplification of program rules and procedures
Development of partnerships with private organizations
Program enforcement of sanctions
Development of new welfare policies
Administration/Implementation - misc.
Development of partnerships with city, state, and local governments
- Social/Support services
Child care
Transitional child care
Health benefits
Transitional health benefits
Transportation
Case management
Employment support for job retention
Multiple services in single location
Life Skills and Opportunities Classes (LSO)
Parenting classes/training
Family planning education and services
Counseling
Enhanced social and health services
Substance abuse/dependence treatment
Social/Support Services - misc.
Child protection agencies
Community/social services
Treatment for problems such as domestic violence or mental health
Home visits
Child development centers
Access to computer lab
Access to family service workers
Budgeting assistance
Coaching in community centers
Community service exchange program
Emergency financial/material assistance
Expanded hours in community centers
Peer support sessions
Referrals to other service organizations
- Diversionary activities
Diversionary activities - misc.
- Eligibility
Eligibility - misc.
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Employment activities
Educational activities
Financial incentives
Financial disincentives/Sanctions
Program requirements
Time limits
Family caps
Eligibility
Child support
Food stamps
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
Other
Diversionary activities
Post-Program activities
Foster Care Services
Housing
- Family caps
Family Caps - misc.
- Foster Care Services
Foster Care Services - misc.
- Employment activities
Job skills training
Job readiness activities
Job search
Job placement
On the job training
Work supplementation programs
Job development
Micro-business development
Self-employment
Career transition centers
Employment policies linked to treatment
Employment Activities - misc.
- Post-Program activities
Post-Program Activities- misc.
- Financial disincentives/Sanctions
Reduced benefits for non-compliance
Strengthened JOBS sanctions
Multi-program sanctions
Lower basic benefit level
Denial of benefits to persons convicted of felonies
Reduction/termination of benefits for substance abuse
Financial Disincentives/Sanctions - misc.
- Housing
Section 8 voucher program
Other housing assistance program (e.g. no-interest loans)
Housing - misc.
- Child support
Support paid directly to parent
Increased efficiency in collection
Child support - misc.
Services to non-custodial parents
- Time limits
Time Limits - misc.
- Other
To Be Determined
Not Applicable
- Program requirements
Work requirement
Community or alternative work
Child support order
Enrollment in substance abuse program
Mandatory JOBS for younger teens
Parenting or social contract
Paternity identification
School attendance
Living arrangements for unwed pregnant or parenting minors
Workshop attendance
Immunizations for children
Broadened JOBS participation requirement
Drug testing
Program Requirements - misc.
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| Variation in program components across sites? |
Indicates if there is variation in the program components across research sites within a single project.
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| Notes on program components |
Specific information about program components evaluated, such as number of months for time limits and dollar amounts for financial incentives/disincentives.
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Outcomes Assessed
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| Outcomes Assessed |
The primary dependent variable, i.e., what the study seeks to explain.
Options include:
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Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Benefit termination
Education
Employment
Family and relationship outcomes
Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness
Housing
Income security
Program implementation
Sanctions
Service utilization
Standard of living
Substance abuse
Compliance with federal requirements
Policy changes
Adult outcomes
Caseload Dynamics
Child Outcomes
Community Outcomes
- Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program
Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program - misc.
- Child Outcomes
Child social/emotional/behavioral outcomes
Child cognitive (attention, problem solving, memory, language, and vocabulary) outcomes
Child academic outcomes
Child overall development
Child mental/physical health outcomes
Child outcomes - misc.
- Income security
Child support payments
Earnings
Food stamps receipt
Medicaid receipt
Welfare receipt
Income security - misc.
Welfare application rates
Overall income
Unemployment Insurance (UI) receipt
- Community Outcomes
Community economic development (e.g. labor market outcomes)
Community Outcomes - misc.
Community interpersonal relationships (“neighborhood effects”)
Community poverty rates
Community safety (e.g. crime rates and/or general perceptions of safety)
Distribution of community services (equity)
Reaction of low-poverty neighborhoods to entry of high-poverty voucher recipients
School quality (e.g. SAT scores)
- Compliance with federal requirements
Data reporting requirements
Compliance with federal requirements - misc.
- Benefit termination
Due to employment
Due to marriage
Due to time limit
Due to sanctions
Due to substance abuse
Due to employer-provided health insurance
Due to - misc.
Benefit Termination-misc.
- Adult outcomes
Emotional well-being
Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
Social functioning/social relationships
Planning for future
Adult outcomes - misc.
- Emotional well-being
Emotional well-being - misc.
- Caseload Dynamics
Entry effects
Exit effects
Caseload dynamics - misc.
Recidivism
- Entry effects
Entry effects - misc.
- Exit effects
Exit effects-misc.
- Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness
Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness - misc.
- Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
Health/ physical well-being - misc.
- Education
High school graduation/GED receipt
School attendance
Adult literacy levels
Education - misc.
- Employment
Job readiness/training
Job attainment
Job retention
Job promotion
Number of hours worked for wages
Job creation
Employment - misc.
Community service
Wage-based community jobs
Workfare
- Substance abuse
Patterns and severity of substance use
Legal problems related to substance use
Substance abuse - misc.
- Policy changes
Policy changes-misc.
- Program implementation
Program Implementation - misc.
City-State relations
Volunteer sector actions
Capacity of management systems to meet priorities
- Housing
Residential mobility
Homelessness
Housing - misc.
Home ownership
- Sanctions
Sanctions - misc.
- Service utilization
Service utilization - misc.
- Standard of living
Standard of living - misc.
- Family and relationship outcomes
Violence in family or other relationships (child abuse and neglect)
Births/pregnancies
Fatherhood
Parent-child interactions
Family formation and stability/Living arrangements
Foster care
Family and relationship outcomes - misc.
Adoption
Parenting attitudes
Parenting skills
Kinship care
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Study Types
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| Type |
Type of study conducted within the research project. Can include:
- Cost/Benefit Study
Designed to estimate the cost of a program or intervention. Can include cost-effectiveness and efficiency analyses.
- Impact Study
Designed to estimate whether or not interventions/programs produce their intended effects.
Types of Impact Studies include:
- Controlled experiment:
Impact study with random assignment to intervention and control groups.
- Quasi-experiment with non-equivalent groups:
Impact study with non-random assignment to comparison group.
- Quasi-experiment with pre/post time series:
Impact study with assessments made before and after an intervention or participation in activities.
- Implementation/Process Study
Designed to examine day-to-day operation of program, program coverage, delivery of services.
- Descriptive/Analytical Study:
Designed to report on variations in program content, concomitants, and possible consequences, across time, locations or persons. Can include hypothesis-generating, exploratory, explanatory, comparative, or trend analysis studies.
- Longitudinal/Prospective Study:
Designed to follow populations across periods of time.
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| Aim |
The descriptive aims or hypotheses of each type of study.
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Data Sources
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| Source |
The means of gathering information, such as:
- Survey
- Interview
- Focus group
- Case study
- Field Research
- Developmental assessments/screenings (e.g. Bailey)
- Observation of child interactions
- Administrative Data (Aggregate level data of transactions)
- Program descriptions and documents
- Secondary data
- Other
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| Title |
Include the following information in regards to a particular data source
- Sample size, Populations studied and Population characteristics (or Number of records, for administrative data)
- Sample size:
Number of persons/institutions/records fielded - give total N, Ns for subgroups, if any.
- Unit of observation:
Group to which generalizations are to be made.
- Records
- Population Characteristics:
- Descriptive information about populations studied, if different than "total population studied".
- Type of sample and sample sizes and populations for program and control groups (if applicable)
- Type of sample:
Sampling method or type.
- Data collection schedule
Information about time frame for obtaining information using data source.
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| Sites |
Site(s) of data collection for particular data source.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Attrition rate reported by the principle investigator(s), if available, and any available information about the numerator and denominator used to calculate this rate.
Response rate reported by principle investigator(s), if available. Includes the number and characteristics of units/persons in the denominator (i.e., those deemed eligible for inclusion) and the numerator (I.e., those from whom data were obtained), if available.
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| Execution notes |
Notes on issues related to adequacy of data (e.g., determination of eligibility, completeness of interview data, success in matching administrative records, reliability and validity of measurements). (Unreviewed projects only)
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Findings
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| Findings Available |
Lists the types of findings currently available.
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| Findings |
Description of major findings, including citation to source, type of study described by the finding (if noted), and type of finding (interim or final).
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Recommendations
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| Recommendations |
Major recommendations suggested by evaluators, including citation to source.
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Major Publications
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| Existing Publications |
Major publications related to project, including dates available (if noted).
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| Forthcoming Publications |
Forthcoming publications related to project, including dates available (if noted).
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