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Time Limits

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Time Limits

Looking across Figures 1A, 1B, and 1C, there are several instances where the results for FTP seem to stand out. Leavers in FTP were younger than stayers (in contrast to each of the other programs), and they were much more likely to have completed high school (a difference that was the largest among the programs). Yet the leavers and the stayers di
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Results for Individual Programs

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Results for Individual Programs

The results for the pooled sample show that leavers are less disadvantaged than stayers, which is consistent with other research. Leavers are more educated, face fewer barriers to work, and have somewhat higher incomes. All the leavers left welfare as part of a welfare-to-work program, but some left under a program with financial incentives, and o
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Economic Status

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Economic Status

Table 4 uses the survey samples to present data on family income and material hardship, measured at the time of the follow-up surveys. The top panel presents income and poverty in the month before the survey and household composition at the time of the survey. The bottompanel presents several measures of material hardship, experienced either durin
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Characteristics

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Characteristics

Table 3 presents characteristics of the three groups for the pooled sample. The top panel presents several demographic characteristics, and the bottom panel presents data relating to employment prospects. The first three columns present data for the three groups, and the last two columns show the differences between the groups. Differences that ar
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Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers

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Data and Methods

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Data and Methods

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Background

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Background

 One of the first steps in understanding how leavers are faring and how the caseload has changed is figuring out why the caseload declined so dramatically since the early 1990s. Did most families leave because they found jobs in the expanding economy, or did they leave because of welfare reform? Caseload declines that are driven by the economy sh
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Introduction

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Introduction

 Between 1994 and 1999, the welfare caseload fell by almost 50 percent. In other words, about two million fewer families were receiving welfare in 1999 than five years earlier. To some observers, this trend is evidence that welfare reform has been a success. To others, it raises a host of new questions and concerns and suggests that the 1996 law
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Findings

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Findings

Long-term welfare leavers face fewer barriers to employment than long-term stayers and generally fare better economically. People who cycle on and off the welfare rolls look more similar to leavers than to stayers.
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Acknowledgments

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Acknowledgments

 This report benefited from the input of many people. At ASPE, Susan Hauan provided suggestions on the analysis plan and an earlier draft of the report. At MDRC, Barbara Goldman and Charles Michalopoulos provided helpful comments on an earlier draft. Vanessa Martin provided programming assistance and help with report production.
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Summary

Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload. Summary

Between 1994 and 1999, the welfare caseload fell by almost 50 percent. In other words, about two million fewer families were receiving welfare in 1999 than five years earlier. To some observers, this trend is evidence that welfare reform has been a success. To others, it raises a host of new questions and concerns and suggests that the 1996 law wa
Transition Events in the Dynamics of Poverty

Transition Events in the Dynamics of Poverty

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Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of

Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of People in Deep Poverty

Americans living at the bottom of the income distribution often struggle to meet their basic needs on very limited incomes, even with the added assistance of government programs. The following analyses describe the characteristics of the poor population; available income for those at the deepest levels of poverty; and average medical care needs am
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Data for Figure 12. Distribution of

Data for Figure 12. Distribution of Cohabiting Couples with Children By Partners Employment Status

From: Recent Employment Patterns among Parents
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Data for Figure 11. Distribution of

Data for Figure 11. Distribution of Married Couples with Children By Spouses Employment Status

From: Recent Employment Patterns among Parents
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Data for Figure 10. Distribution of

Data for Figure 10. Distribution of All Couples with Children By Partners Employment Status

From: Recent Employment Patterns among Parents
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Data for Figure 9. Distribution of

Data for Figure 9. Distribution of Fathers by Employment Status and Living Arrangement

From: Recent Employment Patterns among Parents
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Data for Figure 7. Distribution of

Data for Figure 7. Distribution of Single Mothers by Employment Status and Living Arrangement

From: Recent Employment Patterns among Parents
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Data for Figure 6. Distribution of

Data for Figure 6. Distribution of Mothers by Employment Status and Living Arrangement

From: Recent Employment Patterns among Parents
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Data for Figure 12. Distribution of

Data for Figure 12. Distribution of Cohabiting Couples with Children By Spouses Employment Status

From: Employment Patterns Among Persons with Children During the Recession

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