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ECONOMIC SECURITY RISK FACTOR 5. EVENTS

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1997. Economic Security Risk Factor 5. Events Associated with the Beginning and Ending of a Poverty Episode

Events that trigger the beginning or ending of a poverty episode indicate an increased or decreased likelihood of future dependence. Table ECON 5a. Percent of First Poverty Episode Beginnings Associated with Specific Events
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INDICATOR 12. INTERGENERATIONAL DEPENDENCE

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1997. Indicator 12. Intergenerational Dependence

Another key aspect of dependence is the extent to which parental receipt of means-tested assistance is associated with receipt by their children when the children become adults. Figure IND 12a. Percent of Females who did NOT Receive AFDC or Food Stamps Between the Ages of 14 and 16 but Received Benefits Between the Ages of 25 and 27
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INDICATOR 8. EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEGINNING

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1997. Indicator 8. Events Associated with the Beginning and Ending of Receipt of Means-tested Assistance

The circumstances which are associated with beginnings or endings of receipt of assistance. reveal an important aspect of dependence that provides critical guidance for policy makers. Table IND 8a. Percent of First AFDC Episode Beginnings Associated with Specific Events
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III. Types of Information Disseminated by NCHS to

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. III. Types of Information Disseminated by NCHS to the Public

NCHS disseminates a variety of statistical and analytic information products. These include: statistical reports on topics such as births, deaths, life tables, health status, health services utilization and the provision of health care; statistical tabulations; publications in its "Healthy People 2010" series; "Health, US," the Secretary's annual
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III. Types of Information Disseminated by NCHS to

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. III. Types of Information Disseminated by NCHS to the Public

Annually, CDC produces hundreds of publications of various types and provides over 100,000 pages of Web content for access by the public. All publications that carry the CDC logo are considered official publications or releases, and must follow CDC policy and procedures for preparation, review, approval, and distribution ( www.cdc.gov/od/foia/poli
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I. Agency Mission

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. I. Agency Mission

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are two of the operating components of the HHS. CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental and occ
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HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public

This site describes the HHS Information Quality Guidelines as well as the supporting administrative mechanisms to request correction of information covered under the guidelines. The HHS Guidelines were developed in accordance with the provisions of P.L. 106-554 and OMB government-wide requirements directing all federal agencies to issue guidelines
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NON-MARITAL BIRTH RISK FACTOR 4. NEVER-MARRIED

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Non-marital Birth Risk Factor 4. Never-married Family Status

Figure BIRTH 4. Percentage of All Children Living in Families With Never-Married Female Head, by Race: 1982-98
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NON-MARITAL BIRTH RISK FACTOR 3. UNMARRIED TEEN

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Non-marital Birth Risk Factor 3. Unmarried Teen Birth Rates Within Age Groups

Figure BIRTH 3a. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 15 - 17, by Race: 1960-97 Figure BIRTH 3b. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 18 and 19, by Race: 1960-97
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NON-MARITAL BIRTH RISK FACTOR 2. BIRTHS TO

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Non-marital Birth Risk Factor 2. Births to Unmarried Teens

Figure BIRTH 2. Percentage of All Births to Unmarried Teens Ages 15 – 19, by Race: 1940-98
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Figure BIRTH 1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Figure BIRTH 1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women, by Age Group: 1940-98

Figure BIRTH 1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women, by Age Group: 1940-98
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ECONOMIC SECURITY RISK FACTOR 1. POVERTY RATES

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Economic Security Risk Factor 1. Poverty Rates

Figure ECON 1a. Percentage of Persons in Poverty, by Age: 1959-98 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, “Poverty in the United States: 1998,” Current Population Reports , Series P60-207 and data published online at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty.html.
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Non-Marital Birth Risk Factors (BIRTH).

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Non-Marital Birth Risk Factors (BIRTH).

The final group of risk factors addresses out-of-wedlock childbearing. The tables and figures in this subsection are labeled with the BIRTH prefix. This category includes long-term time trends in births to unmarried women (BIRTH 1), births to unmarried teens (BIRTH 2 and BIRTH 3), and children living in families with never-married parents (BIRTH 4
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INDICATOR 8. EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEGINNING

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Indicator 8. Events Associated with the Beginning and Ending of Program Spells

Table IND 8a. Percentage of First AFDC Spell Beginnings Associated with Specific Events: Selected Periods
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Organization of Report

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Organization of Report

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the specific summary measures of welfare dependence proposed by the Advisory Board. It also discusses summary measures of poverty, following the Board's recommendation that dependence measures not be assessed in isolation from measures of deprivation.
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Executive Summary

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2000. Executive Summary

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. This Annual Report on Welfare Indicators, March 2000 is the third of these annual reports. As directed by the Act, the report focuses on benefits under the Aid to Famili
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Appendix C: Additional Nonmarital Birth Data

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2002. Appendix C: Additional Nonmarital Birth Data

Table C-1. Percentage of Births that are to Unmarried Women Within Age Groups by Race: 1940-2000
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NON-MARITAL BIRTH RISK FACTOR 4. NEVER-MARRIED

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2002. Non-marital Birth Risk Factor 4. Never-married Family Status

Figure BIRTH 4. Percentage of All Children Living in Families with a Never-Married Female Head, by Race/Ethnicity: 1982-2001
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NON-MARITAL BIRTH RISK FACTOR 3. UNMARRIED TEEN

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2002. Non-marital Birth Risk Factor 3. Unmarried Teen Birth Rates Within Age Groups

Figure BIRTH 3a. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 15 to 17, by Race: 1960-2000 Figure BIRTH 3b. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 18 and 19, by Race: 1960-2000
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NON-MARITAL BIRTH RISK FACTOR 2. BIRTHS TO

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2002. Non-marital Birth Risk Factor 2. Births to Unmarried Teens

Figure BIRTH 2. Percentage of All Births to Unmarried Teens Ages 15 to 19, by Race: 1940-2000

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