                        National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                          Table 7.2

            Program Impacts on Total Respondent Income in the Last Month of Follow-Up

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

                                                Total measured respondent income ($)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890     691     669      22          3.3     INCTOT2
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199     699     669      30 *        4.4     INCTOT2

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158     791     828     -37         -4.5     INCTOT2
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158     793     828     -35         -4.2     INCTOT2

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678     879     860      19          2.2     INCTOT2
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012     854     851       4          0.4     INCTOT2
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350     845     851      -5         -0.6     INCTOT2

Columbus Integrated                                  728     770     778      -7         -0.9     INCTOT2
Columbus Traditional                                 723     793     778      15          2.0     INCTOT2

Detroit                                              426     782     764      18          2.4     INCTOT2

Oklahoma City                                        511     671     706     -35         -5.0     INCTOT2

Portland                                             610     891     834      57          6.8     INCTOT2

                                                Respondent earnings as a percentage of
                                                total measured income (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    29.8    26.5     3.3 *       12.4     SVERNP2
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    27.9    26.5     1.4          5.3     SVERNP2

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    42.0    36.3     5.7 **      15.7     SVERNP2
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    38.6    36.3     2.3          6.4     SVERNP2

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    29.9    23.5     6.4 ***     27.1     SVERNP2
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    25.6    18.7     6.9 ***     37.1     SVERNP2
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    23.9    18.7     5.3 **      28.3     SVERNP2

Columbus Integrated                                  728    41.3    31.9     9.4 ***     29.4     SVERNP2
Columbus Traditional                                 723    34.6    31.9     2.7          8.4     SVERNP2

Detroit                                              426    31.0    21.4     9.5 ***     44.3     SVERNP2

Oklahoma City                                        511    37.6    38.1    -0.5         -1.3     SVERNP2

Portland                                             610    38.5    26.2    12.2 ***     46.6     SVERNP2
                                                                                    (continued)



                                        Table 7.2  (continued)



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

                                                Total measured respondent net income ($)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                           723     699      24          3.4         INCTOT3
Atlanta Human Capital Development                        725     699      26          3.7         INCTOT3

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                      792     833     -42         -5.0         INCTOT3
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development                   805     833     -28         -3.4         INCTOT3

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                         886     867      19          2.2         INCTOT3
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills             864     859       5          0.6         INCTOT3
Riverside Human Capital Development                      849     859     -10         -1.2         INCTOT3

Columbus Integrated                                      797     806      -9         -1.1         INCTOT3
Columbus Traditional                                     823     806      17          2.1         INCTOT3

Detroit                                                  776     766      10          1.3         INCTOT3

Oklahoma City                                            697     737     -40         -5.4         INCTOT3

Portland                                                 902     843      59          7.0         INCTOT3

                                                Total measured respondent net income
                                                at or above the poverty level (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                          21.1    19.9     1.2          6.0         SI3100M
Atlanta Human Capital Development                       20.5    19.9     0.6          3.1         SI3100M

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                     31.7    31.4     0.4          1.2         SI3100M
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development                  31.3    31.4    -0.1         -0.2         SI3100M

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                        33.6    27.4     6.3 ***     22.8         SI3100M
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills            30.6    23.2     7.4 ***     31.8         SI3100M
Riverside Human Capital Development                     26.7    23.2     3.5         14.9         SI3100M

Columbus Integrated                                     27.2    23.9     3.3         13.8         SI3100M
Columbus Traditional                                    28.4    23.9     4.5         18.9         SI3100M

Detroit                                                 24.7    20.9     3.7         17.8         SI3100M

Oklahoma City                                           25.3    26.0    -0.6         -2.4         SI3100M

Portland                                                35.6    29.2     6.4         21.7         SI3100M







