Appendix A:
Supporting Exhibits for Chapter II:
Characteristics of Welfare-to-Work Enrollees at Program Entry

Exhibit A.1
History of the Receipt of Public Assistance by Welfare-to-work Enrollees
at the Time of Program Entry
(Percentages)

	Baltimore Co.	Boston	Chicago	Ft. Worth	Milwaukee	Nashville	Philadelphia	Phoenix	St. Lucie Co., FL	West Virginia	Yakima, WA
TANF History
Currently receiving	24	56	91	92	1	64	92	68	42	77	87
Received in the past; not currently	70	39	7	5	13	35	5	27	56	10	5
Never received	6	5	2	3	86	1	3	6	2	13	9
Total time on TANF for All Enrollees
Never on TANF	6	5	2	3	86	1	3	6	2	13	9
0 – 1 Year	12	27	18	51	9	19	9	22	53	26	14
1 –5 years	34	39	44	30	4	40	45	50	21	37	50
> 5 years	48	29	36	16	1	40	42	22	24	24	27
Total time on TANF if Ever On
0 – l year	13	28	18	53	63	19	9	24	54	30	15
1-5 years	36	41	45	31	32	41	47	53	21	42	55
> 5 years	51	31	37	16	5	40	44	23	25	28	30
Other Public Assistance Receipt
Yes	53	8	11	10	20	15	13	11	10	26	NA
No	47	92	89	90	80	85	87	89	90	74	NA
Sample Size	121	797	1,915	996	276	643	1,279	286	168	290	369
Source: 1999-2002 baseline survey of Welfare-to-Work enrollees. Note: The survey data have been weighted to be representative of all WtW enrollees in the respective sites. Survey item nonresponse may cause the sample sizes for specific variables to be smaller than those shown. NA = not available.

Exhibit A.2
History of the Employment and Earnings of Welfare-to-Work Enrollees
at the Time of Program Entry (Percentages)

	Baltimore Co.	Boston	Chicago	Ft. Worth	Milwaukee	Nashville	Philadelphia	Phoenix	St. Lucie Co., FL	West Virginia	Yakima, WA
Employment History
Currently employed	83	6	3	15	25	27	8	3	72	5	6
Employed in the past	17	88	89	82	72	71	82	92	28	79	86
Never employed in the past	1	7	7	3	4	2	10	4	0	16	8
Earnings in Last 12 Months
< $1,000	19	68	64	61	65	64	73	62	25	76	NA
$1,000 - <$5,000	16	20	25	23	26	25	21	26	31	17	NA
$5,000 - <$10,000	30	7	6	9	5	8	5	8	32	6	NA
>$10,000	36	5	4	7	3	3	2	4	12	1	NA
Hourly Wage Rate, Most Recent Joba
<$5	1	3	3	5	2	4	2	2	1	19	NA
$5 - < $7	24	18	43	43	35	42	51	40	58	59	NA
$7 - < $9	39	34	36	30	41	43	31	35	32	16	NA
> $9	36	44	18	21	22	11	16	22	10	7	NA
Sample Size	121	797	1,915	996	276	643	1,279	286	168	290	369
Source: 1999-2002 baseline survey of Welfare-to-Work enrollees. Note: The survey data have been weighted to be representative of all WtW enrollees in the respective sites. Survey item nonresponse may cause the sample sizes for specific variables to be smaller than those shown. a If previously employed. NA = not available.

Exhibit A.3
Employment and Earnings of Welfare-to-Work Enrollees
in The Four Quarters Prior to the Quarter of Program Entry

	Baltimore Co.	Boston	Chicago	Ft. Worth	Milwaukee	Nashville	Philadelphia	Phoenix	St. Lucie Co., FL	West Virginia	Yakima, WA
4 Quarters Before Enrollment
Employment rate	51%	NA	36%	54%	37%	NA	35%	50%	49%	21%	38%
Mean quarterly earnings	$1,468	NA	$652	$1,107	$765	NA	$429	$891	$899	$284	$595
3 Quarters Before Enrollment
Employment rate	52%	NA	36%	51%	40%	NA	35%	50%	48%	18%	40%
Mean quarterly earnings	$1,456	NA	$610	$1,034	$806	NA	$423	$933	$894	$225	$644
2 Quarters Before Enrollment
Employment rate	52%	NA	35%	49%	44%	NA	36%	49%	49%	18%	37%
Mean quarterly earnings	$1,487	NA	$542	$879	$800	NA	$415	$837	$865	$205	$547
1 Quarter Before Enrollment
Employment rate	64%	NA	31%	46%	45%	NA	34%	45%	57%	12%	31%
Mean quarterly earnings	$1,702	NA	$408	$663	$717	NA	$295	$645	$820	$132	$438
All 4 Qtrs. Before Enrollment
Employed in any quarter	77%	NA	58%	76%	65%	NA	64%	75%	74%	27%	61%
Employed in every quarter	32%	NA	12%	24%	20%	NA	10%	23%	22%	6%	12%
Median annual earnings	$3,603	NA	$314	$1,601	$807	NA	$410	$1,367	$1,302	$0	$499
Sample Size	242	NA	3,249	3,201	276	NA	2,543	497	234	337	618
Source: State Unemployment Insurance earnings records. NA = not available.