Indicators of Welfare Dependence
Annual Report to Congress
2007
This report was written by Gil Crouse, Sarah Douglas, and Susan Hauan
of the Office of Human Services Policy under the direction of Melissa Pardue,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. |
For on-line versions of this report (and previous annual reports)
see this web page of the Office of Human Services Policy:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/indicators-rtc/index.shtml
How to Obtain a Printed Copy
Executive Summary (in
PDF format, 2 pages)
ASPE Research Brief (in PDF
format, 4 pages)
Chapters
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Introduction and Overview (in
PDF format, 10 pages)
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Indicators of Dependence (in PDF
format, 37 pages)
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Indicator 1. Degree of Dependence
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Indicator 2. Receipt of Means-Tested Assistance and Labor Force Attachment
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Indicator 3. Rates of Receipt of Means-Tested Assistance
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Indicator 4. Rates of Participation in Means-Tested Assistance Programs
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Indicator 5. Multiple Program Receipt
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Indicator 6. Dependence Transitions
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Indicator 7. Dependence Spell Duration
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Indicator 8. Welfare Spell Duration with No Labor Force Attachment
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Indicator 9. Long-Term Receipt
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Indicator 10. Events Associated with the Beginning and Ending of Program
Spells
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Predictors and Risk Factors Associated with Welfare
Receipt (in PDF format, 43 pages)
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Economic Security Risk Factors
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ECON 1. Poverty Rates
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ECON 2. Deep Poverty Rates
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ECON 3. Experimental Poverty Measures
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ECON 4. Poverty Rates with Various Means-Tested Benefits Included
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ECON 5. Poverty Spells
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ECON 6. Child Support
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ECON 7. Food Insecurity
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ECON 8. Lack of Health Insurance
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Employment and Work-Related Risk Factors
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WORK 1. Labor Force Attachment
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WORK 2. Employment among the Low-Skilled
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WORK 3. Earnings of Low-Skilled Workers
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WORK 4. Educational Attainment
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WORK 5. High School Dropout Rates
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WORK 6. Adult Alcohol and Substance Abuse
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WORK 7. Adult and Child Disability
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WORK 8. Labor Force Participation of Women with Children under 18
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NonMarital Birth Risk Factors
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BIRTH 1. Nonmarital Births
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BIRTH 2. Nonmarital Teen Births
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BIRTH 3. Nonmarital Teen Births within Age Groups
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BIRTH 4. Never-Married Family Status
Appendices
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Program Data (in PDF format,
54 pages)
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Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF)
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Food Stamp Program
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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Alternative Definition of Dependence Based on Income from
TANF and Food Stamps (in PDF format, 4 pages)
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Additional Nonmarital Birth Data (in
PDF format, 7 pages)
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Technical Notes (in PDF format,
3 pages)
A limited number of copies of this years report are available from:
Human Services Policy, Room 404E
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Av, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Fax: (202) 690-6562
You may also obtain a printed copy by printing the single, large PDF file,
2007 Indicators (175 pages, 1 MB), or the following
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Last updated: 09/19/07