Survey Data

Delivery Order 27 Under Contract No. HHS-100-97-0017 Authors: Kathryn Langwell Cynthia Helba Jo Ann Kauffman Revised:  March 3, 2004 Prepared for:

This project focuses on the development, analysis, and use of neighborhood health indicators pertaining to children and youth.

Cover letter to the Honorable Ben Nighthorse CampbellThe Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell Chairman, Senate Indian Affairs COmmittee United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Campbell:

This report presents research to assist states and counties in studying their current Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseloads.

Based on the summary report, Survey Design for TANF Caseload Project, Summary Report and Recommendations, that reviews existing survey questions and scales focused on potential barriers to employment among TANF recipients, ASPE finalized this survey instrument, the TANF Caseload Survey, for use in the six state studies.

IntroductionOne of the most dramatic findings to emerge from the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC) is the tremendous growth in the number and variety of homeless assistance programs during the late 1980s and early 1990s.  There is now a virtual “industry” of homeless assistance programs, and initial analyses of NSHAPC data provide a first g

by: Laudan Y. Aron and Patrick T. Sharkey, The Urban Institute March 19, 2002