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This collection contains two- to three-year Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and earnings follow-up data, which are based on unemployment insurance records. These data are available from four of MDRC's welfare employment studies conducted in the 1980s in the following locations: Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland (Baltimore), and San Diego SWIM. In addition to these follow-up data, demographic information is provided for each sample member. These data were used in a paper assessing nonexperimental techniques for estimating the effects of employment and training programs. Note that the files included in this package do not include data on Cook County, Illinois, which is found in the report "Subgroup Impacts and Performance Indicators for Selected Welfare Employment Programs".

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data. This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-VUL: Vulnerable Populations, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include: Knowledge of maximum yearly income for family of 4 to be considered to be living in poverty Knowledge of proportion of United States children who do not complete high school Proportion of children living in poverty who do not complete high school Government aid to children of legal immigrants Favor/oppose continuing government support for children in foster care until age 25 Most important services for government to spend more money on for children in foster care Responsibility for paying for long-term care for older adults Preferred place to be if elderly and ill/disabled Long-term care insurance Seriousness of gun/domestic violence in the community The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092321]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 108 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data. This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2013 poll The Public's Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress, a survey from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include: Most important Congressional issues Role of government in health care system One way to improve health care When to work on budget deficit Best way to reduce deficit Support for program spending reductions Support for deficit reduction proposals View of 2010 healthcare law Importance of government insurance programs to family Medicare working well Wealthier seniors paying higher premiums Changes to Medicare to reduce deficit Raising eligibility age Need for Medicare reductions Program cuts without increasing costs State government priorities Medicaid working well State participation in Medicaid funding Greatest health threats to Americans Priorities of federal spending Preventative care saving money in long run The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092360]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 185 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This study contains data files and documentation for the survey data from all four sites of the Project on Devolution and Urban Change (Urban Change, for short). This study examines the implementation and effects of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in four urban counties: Cuyahoga (Cleveland), Philadelphia, Miami-Dade, and Los Angeles. The study's focal period of the late 1990s through the early 2000s was one of prolonged economic expansion and unprecedented decline in unemployment. The study thus captures the most promising context for welfare reform: one of high labor market demand and ample resources to support families in the process of moving from welfare to work. The included data set is a concatenated version of the longitudinal client survey data used in the following MDRC publications: Welfare Reform in Cleveland: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods. (September 2002) Welfare Reform in Philadelphia: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods. (September 2003) Welfare Reform in Miami: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods. (June 2004) Welfare Reform in Los Angeles: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods. (August 2005) The files consist of one SAS data set containing responses to two waves of interviews on education, training, employment, family and household composition, housing, income, material hardship, welfare, health and health care, fertility and childbearing, parenting, child care, domestic violence, substance use, and demographic background. These data are a Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped for release, but not checked or processed.

This package contains files and documentation for the Cleveland survey data from the Project on Devolution and Urban Change (Urban Change, for short). The larger project is examining the implementation and effects of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in four urban counties: Cuyahoga (Cleveland), Philadelphia, Miami-Dade, and Los Angeles. The study's focal period of the late 1990s through the early 2000s was one of prolonged economic expansion and unprecedented decline in unemployment. The study thus captures the most promising context for welfare reform: one of high labor market demand and ample resources to support families in the process of moving from welfare to work. The included files are the longitudinal client survey data used in Welfare Reform in Cleveland: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods. The data file consists of one SAS data set containing responses to two waves of interviews on education, training, employment, family and household composition, housing, income, material hardship, welfare, health and health care, fertility and childbearing, parenting, child outcomes, child care, domestic violence, substance use, and demographic background. Some sensitive questions have been dropped from this file.