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Virginia Closed-Case Study

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Evaluator(s) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Investigator(s) Anne Gordon (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Carole Kuhns (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
Roberto Agodini (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Renee Loeffler (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Dec 1997 - Nov 1999
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description The study is a telephone survey to obtain information on families' experiences 12 months after their cases were closed. The purpose is to identify the experiences of families who leave TANF for reasons other than time limits.
Notes This study is part of an evaluation of Virginia Independence Program (VIP) and Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW).
 
Last Updated 12/09/03
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Anne Gordon (not reported)
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 2393
(T) not reported
(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 Non-custodial parents
Sample Size and Unit Randomly drawn sample of 779 cases closed between July and October of 1997 interviewed approximately 12 months after their cases closed.
Execution Not applicable.

Sites Studied

Virginia

 
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