TABLE 1
CHANGE IN NUMBER OF AFDC RECIPIENTS IN STUDY STATES,
1993-1996
                       
State Alabama   Arkansas   California   Florida   Michigan   New Jersey
Number of Recipients
Jan. 1993 141,746 73,982 2,415,121 701,842 686,356 349,902
Jan. 1994 135,096 70,563 2,621,383 689,135 672,760 334,780
Jan. 1995 121,837 65,325 2,692,202 657,313 612,224 321,151
Jan. 1996 108,269 59,223 2,648,772 575,553 535,704 293,833
Percent Change from Previous Year
Jan. 1994 -4.7 -4.6 8.5 -1.8 -2.0 -4.3
Jan. 1995 -9.8 -7.4 2.7 -4.6 -9.0 -4.1
Jan. 1996 -11.1 -9.3 -1.6 -12.4 -12.5 -8.5
                       
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.