                                       National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                      Table 4.2
                                       Program Impacts on Attitudes Toward Work and Welfare

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

                                                Strongly disagree that it's easy just to stay on welfare
                                                         and not try to get off (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    64.8    60.3     4.5 **       7.5     lowlfsty
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    58.8    60.3    -1.5         -2.5     lowlfsty
                                                                                                  lowlfsty
Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    56.0    50.8     5.2 *       10.2     lowlfsty
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    55.9    50.8     5.1 *       10.0     lowlfsty
                                                                                                  lowlfsty
Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    48.6    45.9     2.8          6.0     lowlfsty
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    51.6    47.2     4.5          9.5     lowlfsty
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    55.8    47.2     8.6 ***     18.2     lowlfsty
                                                                                                  lowlfsty
Columbus Integrated                                  728    53.9    52.4     1.5          2.9     lowlfsty
Columbus Traditional                                 723    57.9    52.4     5.5         10.4     lowlfsty
                                                                                                  lowlfsty
Detroit                                              426    60.4    58.9     1.6          2.7     lowlfsty
                                                                                                  lowlfsty
Oklahoma City                                        511    46.9    45.1     1.8          4.0     lowlfsty
                                                                                                  lowlfsty
Portland                                             610    55.0    51.7     3.3          6.4     lowlfsty

                                                Strongly agree that the welfare  department
                                                     tries hard to make people look for a job (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    39.5    34.3     5.2 **      15.3     hiwlfjob
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    42.7    34.3     8.4 ***     24.5     hiwlfjob

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    54.9    43.1    11.8 ***     27.4     hiwlfjob
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    52.8    43.1     9.8 ***     22.7     hiwlfjob

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    46.7    31.7    15.0 ***     47.5     hiwlfjob
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    50.4    33.2    17.2 ***     51.7     hiwlfjob
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    47.9    33.2    14.6 ***     44.0     hiwlfjob

Columbus Integrated                                  728    53.1    29.5    23.7 ***     80.3     hiwlfjob
Columbus Traditional                                 723    42.6    29.5    13.1 ***     44.4     hiwlfjob

Detroit                                              426    42.8    49.6    -6.9        -13.8     hiwlfjob

Oklahoma City                                        511    41.2    32.6     8.6 *       26.3     hiwlfjob

Portland                                             610    52.6    40.6    12.0 ***     29.5     hiwlfjob
                                                                                   (continued)




                                                              Table 4.2 (continued)

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

                                          Strongly agree that the welfare department tries
                                              hard to make people go to school to get training (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                   1890    46.2    40.6     5.6 **      13.8       hiwlftrg
Atlanta Human Capital Development                2199    51.2    40.6    10.6 ***     26.2       hiwlftrg

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment              1158    60.1    50.1    10.0 ***     19.9       hiwlftrg
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development           1158    64.0    50.1    13.9 ***     27.8       hiwlftrg

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                 1678    37.1    27.0    10.1 ***     37.2       hiwlftrg
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills     1012    44.0    30.7    13.3 ***     43.2       hiwlftrg
Riverside Human Capital Development              1350    48.6    30.7    17.9 ***     58.2       hiwlftrg

Columbus Integrated                               728    64.6    38.0    26.6 ***     70.0       hiwlftrg
Columbus Traditional                              723    47.7    38.0     9.6 ***     25.3       hiwlftrg

Detroit                                           426    52.3    54.3    -2.0         -3.7       hiwlftrg

Oklahoma City                                     511    47.3    37.1    10.2 **      27.3       hiwlftrg

Portland                                          610    42.9    37.7     5.2         13.8       hiwlftrg






