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Exiting Welfare: The Experiences of Families in Metro New Orleans

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Evaluator(s) Southern University at New Orleans
Investigator(s) Alice Abel Kemp (Southern University at New Orleans)
Ronald Mancoske (Southern University at New Orleans)
Taryn Lindhorst (Southern University at New Orleans)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description This telephone survey of New Orleans area families who left the welfare rolls in March - April, 1998 examines the consequences for families of ending welfare payments. This study was a one-time cross-sectional telephone survey. Work characteristics, recent problems and reasons for leaving welfare were explored.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 03/21/00
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Taryn Lindhorst (tlindhorst@aol.com)
Southern University at New Orleans
6400 Press Drive
(T) (504) 286-5376
(F) (504) 286-5387
Submitter(s) Taryn Lindhorst (tlindhorst@aol.com)
Southern University at New Orleans
6400 Press Drive
(T) (504) 286-5376
(F) (504) 286-5387

Populations Studied

Target Population Former recipients ("leavers")
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit Cross-sectional -- respondents were surveyed via telephone. N=349. Unit of analysis = individual respondent
Execution A list of 2000 former recipients was provided by DSS. 71% of the recipients could not be contacted via telephone -- their phones were disconnected, they no longer lived at that number, etc.

Sites Studied

Metro New Orleans (includes Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes) in Louisiana

 
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