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Characteristics and Dynamics of Homeless Families with Children
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Author(s): Debra J. Rog, C. Scott Holupka, and Lisa C. Patton |
Organization(s): Westat |
This report investigates the availability of data with which to construct a typology of homeless families with the hope that such a typology would foster a better understanding of these families' characteristics, service needs, interactions with human services systems, and the dynamics of their use of emergency shelter and other services and assistance. The purpose of this report is to identify key knowledge gaps regarding homeless families and to consider whether these gaps may most efficiently be filled through secondary analysis of existing data, adding questions or a module to planned surveys that include low-income populations, or whether additional primary data would be needed. Ultimately, it is intended that an improved understanding of the characteristics of homeless families with children will guide the development of appropriate service responses to such families and provide an empirical foundation for the design of homelessness prevention and intervention approaches. The project consisted of three phases: assessing the availability of already existing data that could be mined through secondary data analysis; proposing a set of questions to modify existing and ongoing surveys that would allow for the key research questions related to homeless families to be answered, and conceptualizing various primary data collections that would specifically collect the kind of data required to develop a typology of homeless families. The research recommendations described in this report lay the foundation for future data collection efforts affecting policy and programmatic decisions for this homeless families with children. |
Published: March, 2008 |
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Gateway to Data and Statistical Resources
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The Gateway is a web-based tool for finding key health and human services data and statistics. It is designed to complement other government resources such as FirstGov and FedStats. The Gateway covers federal, state, and local government sponsored information. |
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Measuring Income and Poverty in Four Surveys: an Overview
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Author(s): Gabrielle Denmead, Joan Turek, Brian James, Sameer Desale |
Organization(s): ASPE |
Policy makers use national surveys to paint a picture of the U.S. population along a variety of dimensions. If major surveys are equally successful in capturing income, then, for the same time period, populations and income types, consistently defined income estimates and poverty rates across surveys will be highly similar — varying somewhat due to sampling error. This paper constructs comparable measures of income and poverty and examines whether the same picture of the U.S. population is presented by four major Federal Surveys: the Annual Social and Demographic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Houselhold Component (MEPS), and the National Heallth Interview Survey (NHIS). |
Published: August, 2008 |
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Data on Health and Well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Other Native Americans
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Data Catalog |
Organization(s): Westat |
This data catalog is a compilation of existing data sources pertaining to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) populations. In the first component of this project, the contractor has identified existing sources of socioeconomic and health data using national and some state-level surveys. Information on 68 data sources including their characteristics and limitations is included in the catalog. This data catalog is a valuable reference for researchers, analysts and policymakers interested in AI/AN/NA issues. |
Published: December, 2006 |
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Estimating the Number of Individuals in the U.S. Without Health Insurance
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Author(s): Cathi Callahan, Jim Mays, George Greenberg, Rob Stewart |
Organization(s): Acturarial Research Corporation (ARC) |
The Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) has long served as the most widely-cited source of statistics on the nation's uninsured. But over time, the CPS has undergone several methodological changes that create some inconsistency in the time series of uninsured date. This report presents the Acturarial Research Corporation's (ARC) adjustments to the CPS to create a consistent time series. |
Published: April, 2005 |
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TRIM3's 2001 Baseline Simulation of the Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility and Enrollment: Methods and Results,
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TRIM3 Microsimulation Project Technical Paper |
Author(s): Linda Giannarelli, Paul Johnson, Sandi Nelson, and Meghan Williamson |
Organization(s): Urban Institute |
The TRIM microsimulation model produces a baseline of Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility and enrollment using adjustments that correct for the undercount in program participation on the Current Population Survey (CPS). This report presents a detailed explanation of the TRIM mmethodology. |
Published: April, 2005 |
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Families on TANF in South Carolina:
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Employment Assets and Liabilities |
Author(s): Marilyn Edelhoch, Qiduan Liu, Philip Richardson, Susan LaFever |
Organization(s): South Carolina Department of Social Services and MAXIMUS |
This report presents findings on the characteristics and employment barriers of families receiving TANF benefits in South Carolina's Family Independence (FI) Program. The study included in-depth telephone interviews with 1,120 case heads of families receiving TANF benefits in South Carolina during
June 2002, in a research design stratified to include recipients who had received exemptions from work requirements and recipients who had been granted extensions of the time limits, as well as recipients "mandatory to work" without an exemption or time-limit extension. Administrative records data were also compiled from the TANF and food stamp histories of the families in the sample. Finally, to examine health barriers, information was gathered on hospital emergency department visits and hospitalizations among TANF families. |
Published: October, 2004 |
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Research Note: The Long-Term Uninsured
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Author(s): Rob Stewart and Jeffrey Rhoades |
Organization(s): ASPE and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) performed an analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to investigate the characteristics of those who are uninsured for 13-24 months over a two-year period. For this analysis people uninsured for over one year are referred to as "the long-term uninsured." |
Published: September, 2004 |
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Life on Welfare:
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The Active TANF Caseload in Maryland |
Author(s): Pamela Ovwigho, Catherine Born, AnnFerrero, and Correne Palazzo |
Organization(s): Family Welfare Research and Training Group, University of Maryland's School of Social Work |
This study of Maryland's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload was undertaken to provide policy makers and program managers with empirical data on the characteristics, circumstances, and prospects of the adults and children who currently receive cash assistance. As caseloads have declined across the country, most research and political attention has focused on the characteristics and post-welfare circumstances of clients who have exited the welfare rolls. However, answers to the question of "Who is on welfare today?" are more critical for the task at hand: making program and policy decisions for the next few years that are consistent with and responsive to the circumstances and needs of today's cash assistance clients. |
Published: February, 2004 |
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Measuring Long-Term Care Work: A Guide to Selected Instruments to Examine Direct Care Worker Experiences and Outcomes
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Author(s): Lauren D. Harris-Kojetin, Kristen M. Kiefer, Diane Brannon, Teta Barry, Joseph Vasey and Michael Lepore |
Organization(s): Institute for the Future of Aging Services |
This Guide was developed to help long-term care providers devise appropriate surveys for measuring the experiences, behaviors and outcomes of Direct Care Workers (DCW) which might influence DCW retention and the long-term care work environment. This Guide can help organizations: (1) understand the importance of accurate measurement to guiding effective DCW retention efforts; (2) develop a measurement plan to target DCW retention strategies; and (3) become a more informed user of survey-based and records-based data for monitoring and improving the work environment. A separate online File Listing gives the user the ability to go directly to the chapter or appendix they are interested in. [394 PDF pages] |
Published: November, 2003 |
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