Welfare reform data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, July 2001

Welfare reform data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Richard Bavier
Policy analyst, Office of Management and Budget. The views expressed are the author’s personal views and do not represent the views of OMB or the Administration.
E-mail: Richard_B._Bavier@omb.eop.gov

Preliminary monthly survey data regarding persons who left the welfare rolls and their income show generally consistent findings with those of the State-level studies and with the March CPS; however, SIPP data provide additional points of comparison and detail

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