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Title: National Surveys as Data Resources for Public Policy Research on Poor Children
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Zill, Nicholas |
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National Surveys as Data Resources for Public Policy Research on Poor Children In: Escape from Poverty: What Makes a Difference for Children? Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay and J. Brooks-Gunn, eds. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1995: pp. 272-290 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Education; Overview, Child Assessment Data; Vocational Rehabilitation; Vocational Training; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The eventual impact of welfare reform, such as the Family Support Act of 1988, depends greatly on the vigor and imagination with which regulations are implemented by the states. A resource that would aid both implementation and evaluation is accurate, up-to-date information on the characteristics of the welfare population of each state and of the nation as a whole. Data on the characteristics of current welfare recipients would be useful in helping state officials understand the needs and capabilities of dependent families. In order to plan services and get a sense of the kinds of occupations at which AFDC parents can realistically be expected to work, it would be helpful if state agencies had profiles of their dependent population that included assessments of physical health and disability, functional literacy, work motivation, psychiatric impairment, and drug and alcohol use, as well as measures of educational attainment, vocational training, and work experience. Such infor mation would make it possible to estimate the numbers of parents who would be eligible for immediate employment and the numbers who would require basic education, vocational training, or rehabilitation. Ideally, one would also like to know how many recipients need relatively limited services and how many require extensive rehabilitation and support if they are to have any hope of becoming self-sufficient. |
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Zill, Nicholas. "National Surveys as Data Resources for Public Policy Research on Poor Children" In: Escape from Poverty: What Makes a Difference for Children? Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay and J. Brooks-Gunn, eds. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1995: pp. 272-290
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