                                 National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                          Table 8.1

                                 Program Impacts on Health Care Coverage at the End of Two Years

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

                                                               Respondent has health care coverage (%)


Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    83.6    86.0    -2.4         -2.8        XSELFMED
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    83.8    86.0    -2.2         -2.6        XSELFMED

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    82.8    86.0    -3.3         -3.8        XSELFMED
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    84.3    86.0    -1.7         -2.0        XSELFMED

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    85.6    87.3    -1.8         -2.0        XSELFMED
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    87.2    87.5    -0.3         -0.3        XSELFMED
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    86.7    87.5    -0.8         -0.9        XSELFMED

Columbus Integrated                                  728    79.8    85.0    -5.2 *       -6.1        XSELFMED
Columbus Traditional                                 723    85.9    85.0     0.8          1.0        XSELFMED

Detroit                                              426    91.1    92.0    -0.9         -1.0        XSELFMED

Oklahoma City                                        511    67.7    70.9    -3.3         -4.6        XSELFMED

Portland                                             610    87.1    90.4    -3.3         -3.7        XSELFMED

                                                              All dependent children have health care coverage (%)


Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    86.1    85.6     0.5          0.5        XCHLDMED
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    84.8    85.6    -0.8         -1.0        XCHLDMED

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    84.3    85.7    -1.4         -1.7        XCHLDMED
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    86.2    85.7     0.5          0.6        XCHLDMED

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    85.1    88.4    -3.3 **      -3.7        XCHLDMED
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    85.4    88.8    -3.4 *       -3.8        XCHLDMED
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    88.1    88.8    -0.7         -0.8        XCHLDMED

Columbus Integrated                                  728    80.1    86.3    -6.3 **      -7.2        XCHLDMED
Columbus Traditional                                 723    86.6    86.3     0.2          0.3        XCHLDMED

Detroit                                              426    90.3    90.9    -0.6         -0.6        XCHLDMED

Oklahoma City                                        511    63.5    72.5    -9.0 **     -12.4        XCHLDMED

Portland                                             610    83.7    88.6    -4.8         -5.5        XCHLDMED
                                                                                                 (continued)



                                                               Table 8.1  (continued)



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

                                                               Repondent and all children have
                                                                    health care coverage (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                              79.8    80.7    -0.9         -1.1        XSFCHMED
Atlanta Human Capital Development                           79.7    80.7    -1.0         -1.2        XSFCHMED

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                         77.3    80.4    -3.1         -3.9        XSFCHMED
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development                      79.3    80.4    -1.1         -1.4        XSFCHMED

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                            80.8    84.7    -3.9 **      -4.6        XSFCHMED
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills                81.8    85.4    -3.6 *       -4.3        XSFCHMED
Riverside Human Capital Development                         83.3    85.4    -2.1         -2.5        XSFCHMED

Columbus Integrated                                         73.8    80.9    -7.1 **      -8.7        XSFCHMED
Columbus Traditional                                        81.8    80.9     1.0          1.2        XSFCHMED

Detroit                                                     87.7    88.3    -0.6         -0.7        XSFCHMED

Oklahoma City                                               56.7    67.6   -10.9 **     -16.1        XSFCHMED

Portland                                                    80.5    85.6    -5.1         -5.9        XSFCHMED



