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Direct linkWhite, Amanda M.; Gager, Constance T. – Youth & Society, 2007
Using data from the Survey of Adults and Youth, the authors examine the effect of economic status on youths' involvement in both school- and nonschool-related extracurricular activities. Specifically, they assess the association between four alternative measures of economic status--recipiency of food stamps, Aid to Families with Dependent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student Participation, Social Capital, Family Income
Spalter-Roth, Roberta; Hartmann, Heidi; Burr, Beverly – 1994
Because female heads of families tend to have less continuity of employment than their male counterparts do, they are twice as likely to face unemployment without unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. If Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), which is the primary income support program for impoverished single mothers and their children…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Mothers
Spalter-Roth, Roberta – 1994
The question of whether recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) can reasonably be expected to work full time year-round given their available employment opportunities and living conditions was examined in a ongoing study. The study used the U.S. Bureau of the Census' Survey of Income and Program Participation to develop a…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Mothers
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) conducted this review to learn about the potential impact of recent legislative amendments to the Child Support Enforcement Program and to determine (1) whether data compiled on program activities are sufficient and reliable for program oversight; and (2) whether efforts to determine paternity and obtain…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Fathers, Federal Legislation, Identification
Sandefur, Gary D.; Cook, Steven T. – 1997
This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to answer two questions about the effects of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program: (1) Does the length of time that one receives AFDC affect the likelihood of permanently leaving AFDC?; (2) What personal and family characteristics are associated with…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attainment, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC. – 1992
A Children's Defense Fund (CDF) survey indicates that many AFDC families are being forced to place their children in low-quality and potentially dangerous child care. Family Support Act (FSA) childcare typically lacks basic health and safety and precautions, fails to provide sufficient assistance to support quality childcare and preschool…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care
Ebb, Nancy – 1994
This report is one in a series of studies by the Children's Defense Fund examining state policies and practices in child care and early childhood education. It is based on comprehensive surveys conducted in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 1991 and 1993 to examine Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) child care policies and…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Nord, Christine Winquist; Rhoads, Amy – 1992
This study evaluated the Survey of Income Program Participation (SIPP) as a source of data on children. The evaluation sought to determine whether SIPP provides reasonable estimates of the child population, by comparing estimates derived from SIPP with estimates derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Specifically, children living in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Children, Comparative Analysis
Parkinson, Jan – 1978
Utilizing data collected through a national survey of employers, the impact of federal tax credit programs for employers of Work Incentive Program (WIN) participants and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients was assessed. Six major questions were addressed: (1) What differences there were in the use of the WIN and welfare tax…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Credit (Finance), Economically Disadvantaged, Employer Attitudes
Zill, Nicholas; And Others – 1991
The study described in this paper used data from two national samples of families with children to describe the home environments in which welfare children are being raised and to identify the children's health, learning, and behavior problems. The study compared children whose families had received Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Problems, Child Health, Child Welfare
PDF pending restorationThompson, David; And Others – 1977
As an overall assessment of the Work Incentive (WIN) and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) tax credit programs, the project reported sought answers to the following questions: (1) To what degree are tax credits a factor in employer decisions to hire WIN registrations and welfare recipients? (2) What are the differences in usage of the…
Descriptors: Business, Cost Effectiveness, Credit (Finance), Employer Attitudes
Welfare Policies Matter for Children and Youth: Lessons for TANF Reauthorization. MDRC Policy Brief.
Morris, Pamela; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Knox, Virginia – 2002
Studies of nearly a dozen welfare programs were reviewed to determine the effects of welfare policies on children and youth and to identify issues requiring consideration during reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The following were among the key findings: (1) the school achievement of elementary school-age…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children
Michalopoulos, Charles; Schwartz, Christine – 2000
The impacts of 20 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine which clients derive the greatest benefits from different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. Of the 20 programs examined, 7 were characterized as employment focused, 5 provided a mix of first activities without an employment focus, 4…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
