Connecticut's Jobs First: Welfare Reform Evaluation Project: Data Sources

Data Sources

Source Survey
Title In-person Baseline Information Form (BIF)
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 6,090 welfare applicants and recipients.
Sample of all program and control group members.
Collected prior to random assignment. (1/96 - 9/96).
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Not reported.
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Survey
Title Three month telephone recipient survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 294 welfare recipients.
Random sample of both program and control group members.
Collected 3 - 6 months after random assignment (7/96-9/96).
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Reported response rate: 57%.
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Survey
Title 18-month in-person and telephone survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Random sample of all program and control group members.
Collected 18 months after random assignment (Fall, 1997).
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes 800 completions (80% response rate)
Additional Execution Notes Completed.
 
Source Survey
Title Three year in-person and telephone survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 2,400 welfare recipients.
Random sample of all program and control group members.
Collected 1999.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Not yet available.
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Field Research
Title Key informant interview, observations, and site visits
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Two rounds of research will be made annually throughout the project.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Survey
Title Self-administered staff survey
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection 123 Jobs First staff.
Collected 1997.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes Reported response rate: 75-100%
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Administrative data
Title Unemployment Insurance (UI) records
AFDC records
Food Stamp records
Automated earnings records
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Automated records for 6,090 welfare recipients.
Both program and control group members.
Collected from 1994 until end of study.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes Will cover years 1994-2000.
 
Source Administrative data
Title Program accounting data records
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Automated records for staff and program-related non-personnel costs.
Number of records not reported.
Collection schedule not reported.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.
 
Source Other
Title Published Data (Several sources of published data used to place dollar values on elements such as fringe benefits, taxes, administrative costs or programs, and certain employment and training services)
Sample Characteristics/Data Collection Collection schedule not reported.
Sites All sites.
Response Rate/Attrition Notes N/A
Additional Execution Notes No notes reported.