The Full Sample Impact File and documentation include:

NOTE: All files are in ASCII.

\COVRMEMO.TXT  provides an introduction to the data and documentation
and offers suggestions on how to use the files.



\NEWWS\PUF\2YEAR\FULLSAMP\DATA\N2RI1213.TXT

This is the ASCII data file with: background characteristics, responses to
the (baseline) Private Opinion Survey, baseline literacy and math test scores,
UI earnings, welfare payments, Food Stamps, and combined income for all sample
members (N=44,569).  The file also contains variables that indicate whether the
sample member answered the 2-year Client Survey and whether she answered the
2-year Child Outcomes Study survey.  Each sample member has 9 records
of data.  The file is sorted by each sample member's randomly generated IDNUMBER
and record number.


\NEWWS\PUF\2YEAR\FULLSAMP\CODEBOOK\N2RICBK.TXT

This file contains the data codebook, a comprehensive description of
N2RI1213.TXT. For each variable on the data file the codebook
provides the following information:  The name of the variable and
its starting and ending columns on the ASCII file, the variable's SAS
informat (5.0 is the default), the variable label,  a brief
description of the variable and any issues with the variable.
(Note: The data are stored in ASCII, so informats can be changed to conform
to any statistical or econometric software package.)  The codebook also displays
the N, NMISS, MEAN, Standard Deviation, Minimum, and Maximum for each variable.
For variables with 51 values or less, a frequency distribution is listed.
The frequencies show the value labels. These may be copied and, if necessary,
modified to be read into SAS or any other statistical or econometric software
package.


\NEWWS\PUF\2YEAR\FULLSAMP\LAYOUT\N2RIPUT.TXT

This file contains the body of a SAS input statement (variable name, starting
column, length, informat)  which will read N2RI1213.TXT.  To run this input
statement in SAS you must add the words input to the top line and a semicolon to
the bottom line.  This statement can be modified to input the data into any
statistical or econometric software package.


\NEWWS\PUF\2YEAR\FULLSAMP\MEANS\N2RIMEAN.TXT

SAS PROC MEANS output contains the following information for all variables
by site:

N,Nmiss, Mean, Std Dev, Minimum, Maximum


\NEWWS\PUF\2YEAR\FULLSAMP\LABELS\N2RILAB.TXT

SAS variable label statements for each variable of the data file.
Labels can be modified to conform to syntax rules of any statistical or
econometric software package.

\NEWWS\PUF\2YEAR\FULLSAMP\TABLES

   \SAMTBL1.TXT:   Displays sample sizes for full impact sample, 2-year Client
                   Survey respondents, 2-year Child Outcomes Study survey
                   respondents, Private Opinion Survey respondents, and
                   sample members who completed literacy and math tests at
                   baseline.  The table also shows random assignment dates.

   \AR_TBL1.TXT:   These are annotated impact tables of key outcomes calculated
   \AR_TBL2.TXT:   with administrative data.  Variable names are listed on
   \AR_TBL3.TXT:   the right side of the tables.
   \AR_TBL4.TXT:

   \DEMOTBL1.TXT:  Annotated table that displays background characteristics of
                   sample members.  Variable names are listed on the
                   the left side.

\NEWWS\PUF\2YEAR\FULLSAMP\MEMOS


   \RES_MEMO.TXT:  Background information on the research design for the NEWWS
                   Evaluation, the research groups in each site, and the
                   random assignment design.

   \AR_MEMO.TXT:   Background information on administrative records source data
                   and additional outcomes measures created from administrative
                   data.

   \TEST_MEM.TXT:  Backgroud information on baseline test scores.

   \IMP_MEMO.TXT:  Background information on estimating program impacts.



