New Chance 42-Month, 10 U.S. states, 1989-1992 (ICPSR 38134)

Version Date: May 9, 2022

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Principal Investigator(s):
Janet Quint, MDRC; MDRC

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38134.v1

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Summary

New Chance was an intervention designed for young mothers who had first given birth as teenagers, who had dropped out of high school, and who were receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The program was evaluated in 16 sites around the country, using an experimental research design with randomly selected experimental and control groups. The total size of the 42-month impact sample was 2,079, of which 1,401 were in the experimental group and 678 were in the control group. Those assigned to the experimental group were offered access to the New Chance program; those in the control group were excluded from the program but could pursue services elsewhere. The New Chance program was "two-generational" in its focus: it combined services to increase the employability of the young women in the program with services targeted at their children. Consequently, data on the experiences of the young women in the New Chance sample are supplemented with outcomes for a "focal child" selected from children of their own who were living with them.

Citation

Quint, Janet, and MDRC. New Chance 42-Month, 10 U.S. states, 1989-1992. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-05-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38134.v1

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Funding

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Allstate Foundation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (U.S.), Honeywell Foundation, The Pillsbury Company Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Koret Foundation, ARCO Foundation, General Electric Foundation, United States. National Commission for Employment Policy

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

City

Restrictions

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 restricted files, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement in accordance with existing ICPSR servicing policies.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1989-01-01 -- 1992-12-31

Date of Collection

1989 -- 1995

Data Collection Notes

  1. These data are a Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped for release, but not checked or processed.

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Study Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the New Chance program.

Sample

Participants were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. The total size of the 42-month impact sample was 2,079, of which 1,401 were in the experimental group and 678 were in the control group.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort / Event-based

Universe

Young mothers receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and their children in the geographical coverage areas.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Description of Variables

The data file contains the following sections:

  • Survey ID Variables
  • Enrollment/Baseline Data
  • Wave 1 (18-month) Created Variables
  • Wave 1 Raw Survey Data
  • Participation Data
  • 18-month and 42-month Outcome Data
  • Wave 2 Raw Survey Data
  • Teacher Survey Variables
  • Teacher Survey Raw Data

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Original Release Date

2022-05-09

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Notes