The Project on Devolution and Urban Change: Client Survey, Cleveland, 1998-2001 (ICPSR 38092)
Version Date: May 9, 2022 View help for published
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Thomas Brock, MDRC;
MDRC
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38092.v1
Version V1
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This package contains files and documentation for the Cleveland survey data from the Project on Devolution and Urban Change (Urban Change, for short). The larger project is examining the implementation and effects of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in four urban counties: Cuyahoga (Cleveland), Philadelphia, Miami-Dade, and Los Angeles. The study's focal period of the late 1990s through the early 2000s was one of prolonged economic expansion and unprecedented decline in unemployment. The study thus captures the most promising context for welfare reform: one of high labor market demand and ample resources to support families in the process of moving from welfare to work. The included files are the longitudinal client survey data used in Welfare Reform in Cleveland: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods.
The data file consists of one SAS data set containing responses to two waves of interviews on education, training, employment, family and household composition, housing, income, material hardship, welfare, health and health care, fertility and childbearing, parenting, child outcomes, child care, domestic violence, substance use, and demographic background. Some sensitive questions have been dropped from this file.
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This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, this data collection is restricted from general dissemination. To obtain these files, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement in accordance with existing ICPSR servicing policies.
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Study Purpose View help for Study Purpose
The purpose of this study was to address four major sets of questions:
- How did the county respond to the new law? What "messages" and services did the county put in place? How were time limits implemented?
- What were the effects of welfare reform on the county's welfare caseloads? Did reform alter patters of welfare and employment?
- How did low-income families in the county adapt to time limits and other dimensions of welfare reform? What were their experiences in the labor market? Were they better or worse off economically?
- What were the conditions of neighborhoods in the county before and after welfare reform? In particular, were poor neighborhoods better or worse off after reform?
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Researchers randomly selected recipients of cash assistance and/or food stamps only in Cleveland in May 1995 who were single mothers, between the ages of 18 and 45, and lived in neighborhoods where either the poverty rate exceeded 30% or the rate of welfare receipt exceeded 20%. The Cleveland report (N = 689) includes only those who were receiving cash assistance at baseline, but this dataset includes the full survey dataset for Cleveland, including those who were receiving food stamps only at baseline (N = 867).
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Universe View help for Universe
Welfare receiving single mothers in the geographic coverage area.
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Description of Variables View help for Description of Variables
The study covers the following topics:
- Demographic/Background Questions
- Education/Employment Training
- Labor Force/Employment
- Marriage/Household Composition/Housing
- Income Source/Expenditures
- Material Hardship
- Welfare Experiences
- Health and Health Care
- Fertility and Childbearing
- Child Care
- Children's Outcomes - Core
- Parenting
- Absent Father Involvement-ChildA
- Academic Progress-ChildB
- Parenting-ChildB
- Absent Father Involvement-ChildB
- Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ) on topics such as substance use and domestic violence
- Interviewer Observations
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Wave 1:80%; Wave 2: 86% of Wave 1
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