                                National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                   Table 9.3

                                     Program Impacts on Child Care Costs for Employment at Interview
                                      for All Sample Members and for Those Employed at Interview

                                                 Sample  Program Control  Difference   Percentage
Site and Program                                   Size    Group   Group    (Impact)    Change (%)

                                                              A. For All Sample Members
Monthly cost of child care paid by respondent ($)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890      13      15      -2        -16.3       mntempai
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199      18      15       3         20.6       mntempai

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158      62      48      14 **      29.8       mntempai
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158      42      48      -6        -12.3       mntempai

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678      34      24      10 **      40.9       mntempai
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012      25      17       8         47.2       mntempai
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350      30      17      13 **      77.5       mntempai

Columbus Integrated                                  728      34      23      11 *       47.7       mntempai
Columbus Traditional                                 723      28      23       5         23.0       mntempai

Detroit                                              426      56      37      19 *       51.7       mntempai

Oklahoma City                                        511      23      24      -1         -4.3       mntempai

Portland                                             610      51      35      17         48.5       mntempai

Out-of-pocket child care paid by respondent (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    10.2    10.9    -0.7         -6.3       pktempai
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    12.9    10.9     2.0         18.6       pktempai

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    25.5    22.0     3.5         16.0       pktempai
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    18.0    22.0    -4.0 *      -18.0       pktempai

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    14.0    11.6     2.3         20.0       pktempai
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    10.5     8.4     2.1         25.2       pktempai
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    13.1     8.4     4.7 **      55.7       pktempai

Columbus Integrated                                  728    17.8    13.2     4.6 *       35.0       pktempai
Columbus Traditional                                 723    14.5    13.2     1.4         10.4       pktempai

Detroit                                              426    22.7    14.5     8.3 **      57.4       pktempai

Oklahoma City                                        511    18.5    16.7     1.8         10.7       pktempai

Portland                                             610    21.5    15.3     6.2 *       40.7       pktempai
                                                                                                (continued)






                                         Table 9.3 (continued)




                                         Program Control            Percentage
Site and Program                           Group   Group Difference Change (%)

                                         B. For Those Employed at Interview
Monthly cost of child care paid by respondent ($)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                 34      41      -7       -18.1    jobstlin
Atlanta Human Capital Development              50      41       9        21.1    jobstlin

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment           115      97      19        19.4    jobstlin
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development         87      97     -10       -10.1    jobstlin

Riverside Labor Force Attachment               82      69      13        19.4    jobstlin
  Lacked high school diploma or basic ski      72      64       8        11.7    jobstlin
Riverside Human Capital Development            87      64      23        36.0    jobstlin

Columbus Integrated                            69      56      14        24.8    jobstlin
Columbus Traditional                           64      56       8        15.1    jobstlin

Detroit                                       134     110      24        22.1    jobstlin

Oklahoma City                                  48      53      -4        -8.4    jobstlin

Portland                                      104     100       4         4.0    jobstlin

Out-of-pocket child care paid by respondent (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment               27.2    29.7    -2.5        -8.3    jobstlin
Atlanta Human Capital Development            35.3    29.7     5.7        19.2    jobstlin

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment          47.1    44.2     3.0         6.7    jobstlin
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development       37.1    44.2    -7.0       -15.9    jobstlin

Riverside Labor Force Attachment             34.1    33.6     0.5         1.6    jobstlin
  Lacked high school diploma or basic ski    30.1    31.7    -1.6        -5.0    jobstlin
Riverside Human Capital Development          37.8    31.7     6.1        19.3    jobstlin

Columbus Integrated                          36.5    32.0     4.5        14.1    jobstlin
Columbus Traditional                         33.1    32.0     1.1         3.3    jobstlin

Detroit                                      54.6    43.1    11.5        26.7    jobstlin

Oklahoma City                                38.9    36.7     2.2         5.9    jobstlin

Portland                                     43.4    44.1    -0.6        -1.5    jobstlin














