Indicators of Welfare Dependence

Annual Report to Congress
2005

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

For on-line versions of this report (and previous annual reports)
see the Office of Human Services Policy's web page on the Indicators Reports:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/indicators-rtc/index.shtml

How to Obtain a Printed Copy

Contents

Research Brief (in PDF format)

Executive Summary (in PDF format)

Chapters

1. Introduction and Overview (in PDF format)
   • Organization of Report
   • Measuring Welfare Dependence
   • Measuring Economic Well-Being
   • Data Sources
2. Indicators of Dependence (in PDF format)
   • Indicator 1.  Degree of Dependence
   • Indicator 2.  Receipt of Means-Tested Assistance and Labor Force Attachment
   • Indicator 3.  Rates of Receipt of Means-Tested Assistance
   • Indicator 4.  Rates of Participation in Means-Tested Assistance Programs
   • Indicator 5.  Multiple Program Receipt
   • Indicator 6.  Dependence Transitions
   • Indicator 7.  Dependence Spell Duration
   • Indicator 8.  Program Spell Duration
   • Indicator 9.  Long-Term Receipt
   • Indicator 10.  Events Associated with the Beginning and Ending of Program Spells
3. Predictors and Risk Factors Associated with Welfare Receipt (in PDF format)
   • Economic Security Risk Factors
     • ECON 1.  Poverty Rates
     • ECON 2.  Deep Poverty Rates
     • ECON 3.  Experimental Poverty Measures
     • ECON 4.  Poverty Rates with Various Means-Tested Benefits Included
     • ECON 5.  Poverty Spells
     • ECON 6.  Child Support
     • ECON 7.  Food Insecurity
     • ECON 8.  Lack of Health Insurance
   • Employment and Work-Related Risk Factors
     • WORK 1.  Labor Force Attachment
     • WORK 2.  Employment among the Low-Skilled
     • WORK 3.  Earnings of Low-Skilled Workers
     • WORK 4.  Educational Attainment
     • WORK 5.  High School Dropout Rates
     • WORK 6.  Adult Alcohol and Substance Abuse
     • WORK 7.  Adult and Child Disability
     • WORK 8.  Labor Force Participation of Women with Children under 18
   • NonMarital Birth Risk Factors
     • BIRTH 1.  Nonmarital Births
     • BIRTH 2.  Nonmarital Teen Births
     • BIRTH 3.  Nonmarital Teen Births within Age Groups
     • BIRTH 4.  Never-Married Family Status

Appendices

1. Program Data (in PDF format)
   • Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
   • Food Stamp Program
   • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
2. Alternative Definition of Dependence Based on Income from TANF and Food Stamps (in PDF format)
3. Additional NonMarital Birth Data (in PDF format)
4. Technical Notes (in PDF format)

How to Obtain a Printed Copy

A limited number of copies of this year’s report are available from:

You may also obtain a printed copy by printing the single, very large PDF file, 2005 Indicators (14.1MB), or the following separate PDF files (Note: some are quite large):

• Title page and table of contents (188KB)
• Executive Summary (7KB)
• Chapter I (224KB)
• Chapter II (1.66MB)
• Chapter III (2.30MB)
• Appendix A (7.01MB)
• Appendix B (77KB)
• Appendix C (1.42MB)
• Appendix D (48KB)

Note that large PDF files are best printed by saving them to your hard disk, closing all other programs, and printing them from Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Last updated: 09/09/05