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AFDC Data Archive

Comprehensive codebook from 1983-1997 [31 pages in PDF format]

 

AFDC Data for Assistance Units and Persons,
SAS Programs, Basic Statistics for Each Variable, and Codebooks,
Selected Years 1967 - 1997
Year Unit Data Person Data SAS Program Basic Statistics for Each Variable Codebook
1997 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1996 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1995 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1994 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1993 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1992 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1991 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1990 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1989 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1988 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1987 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1986 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1985 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1984 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1983 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1979 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1977 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1975 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1973 [GZip] [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1971 [GZip] n/a [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1969 [GZip] n/a [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
1967 n/a [GZip] [Plain Text] [Plain Text] [PDF]
Notes:
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  • Data are stored in Plain Text files that have been compressed to minimize size and transmission time over the Internet.
  • GZip is a common, free-source data compression format. Recent versions of Windows and most Zip utilities support this format. Free programs to read and uncompress GZip files are available from http://www.gzip.org .

 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data

Files
afdc1967.TXT (TXT, 136.04 KB)
afdc1969.TXT (TXT, 94.85 KB)
afdc1971.TXT (TXT, 99.21 KB)
afdc1973.TXT (TXT, 101.27 KB)
afdc1975.TXT (TXT, 131.19 KB)
afdc1977.TXT (TXT, 77.41 KB)
afdc1979.TXT (TXT, 99.95 KB)
afdc1983.TXT (TXT, 53.05 KB)
afdc1984.TXT (TXT, 53.3 KB)
afdc1985.TXT (TXT, 54.36 KB)
afdc1986.TXT (TXT, 57.75 KB)
afdc1987.TXT (TXT, 56.49 KB)
afdc1988.TXT (TXT, 57.86 KB)
afdc1989.TXT (TXT, 72.78 KB)
afdc1990.TXT (TXT, 58.51 KB)
afdc1991.TXT (TXT, 58.38 KB)
afdc1992.TXT (TXT, 61.75 KB)
afdc1993.TXT (TXT, 63.66 KB)
afdc1994.TXT (TXT, 62.84 KB)
afdc1995.TXT (TXT, 62.67 KB)
afdc1996.TXT (TXT, 62.99 KB)
afdc1997.TXT (TXT, 63 KB)
afpr1967.GZ (GZ, 2.44 MB)
afpr1973.GZ (GZ, 527.27 KB)
afpr1975.GZ (GZ, 1.3 MB)
afpr1977.GZ (GZ, 1.07 MB)
afpr1979.GZ (GZ, 1.02 MB)
afpr1983.GZ (GZ, 2.05 MB)
afpr1984.GZ (GZ, 2.15 MB)
afpr1985.GZ (GZ, 1.81 MB)
afpr1986.GZ (GZ, 1.83 MB)
afpr1987.GZ (GZ, 1.85 MB)
afpr1988.GZ (GZ, 1.89 MB)
afpr1989.GZ (GZ, 1.76 MB)
afpr1990.GZ (GZ, 1.76 MB)
afpr1991.GZ (GZ, 1.71 MB)
afpr1992.GZ (GZ, 1.64 MB)
afpr1993.GZ (GZ, 1.62 MB)
afpr1994.GZ (GZ, 1.61 MB)
afpr1995.GZ (GZ, 1.49 MB)
afpr1996.GZ (GZ, 1.39 MB)
afpr1997.GZ (GZ, 879.63 KB)
afdc1967.txt (txt, 26.46 KB)
afdc1969.txt (txt, 15.16 KB)
afdc1971.txt (txt, 15.81 KB)
afdc1973.txt (txt, 21.54 KB)
afdc1975.txt (txt, 25.78 KB)
afdc1977.txt (txt, 19.24 KB)
afdc1979.txt (txt, 22.55 KB)
afdc1983.txt (txt, 18.91 KB)
afdc1984.txt (txt, 18.52 KB)
afdc1985.txt (txt, 18.6 KB)
afdc1986.txt (txt, 20.23 KB)
afdc1987.txt (txt, 20.19 KB)
afdc1988.txt (txt, 20.16 KB)
afdc1989.txt (txt, 24.77 KB)
afdc1990.txt (txt, 21.42 KB)
afdc1991.txt (txt, 21.42 KB)
afdc1992.txt (txt, 22.83 KB)
afdc1993.txt (txt, 23.72 KB)
afdc1994.txt (txt, 23.64 KB)
afdc1995.txt (txt, 23.64 KB)
afdc1996.txt (txt, 23.4 KB)
afdc1997.txt (txt, 23.4 KB)
afun1969.GZ (GZ, 689.19 KB)
afun1971.GZ (GZ, 1.01 MB)
afun1973.GZ (GZ, 1.34 MB)
afun1975.GZ (GZ, 1.06 MB)
afun1977.GZ (GZ, 733.14 KB)
afun1979.GZ (GZ, 649.02 KB)
afun1983.GZ (GZ, 978.2 KB)
afun1984.GZ (GZ, 955.71 KB)
afun1985.GZ (GZ, 887.54 KB)
afun1986.GZ (GZ, 923.61 KB)
afun1987.GZ (GZ, 942.99 KB)
afun1988.GZ (GZ, 896.65 KB)
afun1989.GZ (GZ, 840.86 KB)
afun1990.GZ (GZ, 868.38 KB)
afun1991.GZ (GZ, 815.59 KB)
afun1992.GZ (GZ, 781.97 KB)
afun1993.GZ (GZ, 765.46 KB)
afun1994.GZ (GZ, 757.21 KB)
afun1995.GZ (GZ, 697.03 KB)
afun1996.GZ (GZ, 655.67 KB)
afun1997.GZ (GZ, 423.02 KB)