TABLE 1
CHANGE IN NUMBER OF AFDC RECIPIENTS IN STUDY STATES,
1993-1996
                       
Year Alabama   California   Florida   Michigan   New Jersey
Number of Recipients
Jan. 1993 141,746 2,415,121 701,842 686,356 349,902
Jan. 1994 135,096 2,621,383 689,135 672,760 334,780
Jan. 1995 121,837 2,692,202 657,313 612,224 321,151
Jan. 1996 108,269 2,648,772 575,553 535,704 293,833
Percent Change from Previous Year
Jan. 1994 -4.7 8.5 -1.8 -2.0 -4.3
Jan. 1995 -9.8 2.7 -4.6 -9.0 -4.1
Jan. 1996 -11.1 -1.6 -12.4 -12.5 -8.5
                       
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
1995 State Medicaid Research File data.