                                National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                        Table 7.3

                               Program Impacts on Employment Status of Respondent and
                               Other Household Members in the Last Month of Follow-Up

                                                Sample Program Control Difference    Percentage
Site and Program                                  Size   Group   Group   (Impact)    Change (%)


                                                    Only respondent employed (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                     1890    31.8    27.8     4.1  **      14.7     EORYOHHN
Atlanta Human Capital Development                  2199    28.2    27.8     0.4           1.5     EORYOHHN

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                1158    37.7    32.8     4.9  *       15.0     EORYOHHN
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development             1158    33.9    32.8     1.1           3.2     EORYOHHN

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                   1678    28.4    22.4     5.9  ***     26.5     EORYOHHN
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills       1012    25.7    18.4     7.4  ***     40.2     EORYOHHN
Riverside Human Capital Development                1350    25.7    18.4     7.4  ***     40.1     EORYOHHN

Columbus Integrated                                 728    37.6    27.4    10.2  ***     37.1     EORYOHHN
Columbus Traditional                                723    31.5    27.4     4.1          14.9     EORYOHHN

Detroit                                             426    33.8    28.3     5.5          19.4     EORYOHHN

Oklahoma City                                       511    30.2    28.9     1.3           4.5     EORYOHHN

Portland                                            610    32.5    21.6    10.9  ***     50.5     EORYOHHN


                                                Only other household members employed (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                     1890     8.5    11.7    -3.2  **     -27.2     EORNOHHY
Atlanta Human Capital Development                  2199     9.6    11.7    -2.1         -17.6     EORNOHHY

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                1158    13.7    12.6     1.1           8.8     EORNOHHY
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development             1158    11.8    12.6    -0.8          -6.2     EORNOHHY

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                   1678    17.6    18.6    -1.1          -5.7     EORNOHHY
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills       1012    19.6    19.8    -0.2          -1.1     EORNOHHY
Riverside Human Capital Development                1350    19.6    19.8    -0.2          -1.0     EORNOHHY

Columbus Integrated                                 728    10.8    14.4    -3.6         -25.0     EORNOHHY
Columbus Traditional                                723    12.2    14.4    -2.2         -15.0     EORNOHHY

Detroit                                             426     4.5     8.6    -4.0         -47.1     EORNOHHY

Oklahoma City                                       511    15.2    21.2    -6.0  *      -28.3     EORNOHHY

Portland                                            610    19.3    23.6    -4.4         -18.5     EORNOHHY
                                                                                                (continued)





                                                    Table 7.3 (continued)




                                                       Program Control Difference   Percentage
Site and Program                                         Group   Group   (Impact)   Change (%)

                                                       Respondent and other household
                                                       members employed (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                              7.6     8.6    -0.9         -11.0     EORYOHHY
Atlanta Human Capital Development                           8.9     8.6     0.4           4.3     EORYOHHY

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                        18.8    18.6     0.2           1.1     EORYOHHY
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development                     19.2    18.6     0.6           3.5     EORYOHHY

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                           14.2    13.0     1.2           9.2     EORYOHHY
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills               11.8    10.1     1.7          16.7     EORYOHHY
Riverside Human Capital Development                        11.2    10.1     1.1          10.6     EORYOHHY

Columbus Integrated                                        14.3    13.2     1.1           8.5     EORYOHHY
Columbus Traditional                                       14.5    13.2     1.3          10.2     EORYOHHY

Detroit                                                     9.7     5.8     3.9          67.8     EORYOHHY

Oklahoma City                                              18.6    19.4    -0.9          -4.4     EORYOHHY

Portland                                                   17.6    13.1     4.5          33.9     EORYOHHY

                                                       Respondent and other household
                                                       members not employed (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                             52.0    52.0     0.0           0.1     eornohhn
Atlanta Human Capital Development                          53.2    52.0     1.3           2.4     eornohhn

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                        29.8    36.0    -6.2   **    -17.3     eornohhn
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development                     35.1    36.0    -0.9          -2.6     eornohhn
Riverside Labor Force Attachment                           39.9    46.0    -6.1  ***    -13.2     eornohhn
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills               42.9    51.7    -8.9  ***    -17.1     eornohhn
Riverside Human Capital Development                        43.5    51.7    -8.2  ***    -15.9     eornohhn

Columbus Integrated                                        37.3    45.0    -7.7   **    -17.1     eornohhn
Columbus Traditional                                       41.8    45.0    -3.3          -7.3     eornohhn

Detroit                                                    52.0    57.4    -5.4          -9.4     eornohhn

Oklahoma City                                              36.0    30.5     5.6          18.3     eornohhn

Portland                                                   30.7    41.6   -11.0  ***    -26.4     eornohhn
