Indicators of Welfare Dependence, 2000

List of Exhibits

Chapter I

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Figures

• SUM 1. Recipiency and Dependency Rates: 1987-95
• SUM 4. Percentage of Total Population in Poverty with Various Means-Tested Benefits Added to Total Cash Income: Selected Years

Tables

• SUM 1. Recipiency and Dependency Rates: 1987-95
• SUM 2. Percentage of the Total Population with More than 50 Percent of Income from Various Means-Tested Assistance Programs, by Race and Age: 1995
• SUM 3. Percentage of AFDC Recipients with Multiple Years of Receipt and Dependency, by Years and Age: 1982-91
• SUM 4. Percentage of Total Population in Poverty with Various Means-Tested Benefits Added to Total Cash Income: Selected Years
• SUM 5. Percentage of All Persons in Families with Related Children Under 18 Years of Age in Poverty with Various Means-Tested Benefits Added to Total Cash Income: Selected Years

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Chapter II

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Figures

• IND 1a. Percentage of Total Income from Means-Tested Assistance Programs: 1995
• IND 1b. Percentage of Recipients with More than 50 Percent of Income from AFDC and Food Stamps between 1982 and 1991, by Years of Dependency
• IND 1c. Percentage of Total Income from Various Sources, by Poverty Status: 1995
• IND 2. Dependency Status in 1995 of Persons Who Received More than 50 Percent of Income from Means-Tested Assistance in 1994, by Race
• IND 3. Percentage of AFDC Spells of Individuals in Families with No Labor Force Participants for Individuals Entering Programs During the 1993 SIPP Panel, by Length of Spell
• IND 4a. Percentage of Recipients in Families with Labor Force Participants, by Program: 1995
• IND 4b. Percentage of AFDC Recipients in Families with Labor Force Participants: Selected Years
• IND 5. Percentage of AFDC, Food Stamp, and SSI Spells for Individuals Entering Programs During the 1993 SIPP Panel, by Length of Spell
• IND 6. Percentage of AFDC Recipients in 1982, by Years of Receipt: 1982-91
• IND 7. Percentage of Population Receiving Assistance from One, Two, or Three Programs (AFDC, Food Stamps, SSI), by Age: 1995
• IND 9a. Percentage of the Total Population Receiving AFDC/TANF, by Age: 1970-98
• IND 9b. Percentage of the Total Population Receiving Food Stamps, by Age: 1975-98
• IND 9c. Percentage of the Total Population Receiving SSI, by Age: 1974-98
• IND 10. Participation Rates in the AFDC/TANF, Food Stamp and SSI Programs: Selected Years

Tables

• IND 1a. Percentage of Total Income from Means-Tested Assistance Programs, by Race and Age: Selected Years
• IND 1b. Percentage of Recipients with More than 50 Percent of Income from AFDC and Food Stamps Across Two Ten-Year Time Periods, by Years of Dependency, Race, and Age
• IND 1c. Percentage of Total Income from Various Sources, by Poverty Status, Race, and Age: 1995
• IND 2. Dependency Status in 1995 of Persons Who Received More than 50 Percent of Income from Means-Tested Assistance in 1994, by Race and Age
• IND 3. Percentage of AFDC Spells of Individuals in Families with No Labor Force Participants for Individuals Entering Programs During the 1993 SIPP Panel, by Length of Spell, Race, and Age
• IND 4a. Percentage of Recipients in Families with Labor Force Participants, by Program, Race, and Age: 1995
• IND 4b. Percentage of AFDC Recipients in Families with Labor Force Participants: Selected Years
• IND 5. Percentage of AFDC, Food Stamp, and SSI Spells for Individuals Entering Programs During the 1993 SIPP Panel, by Length of Spell, Race, and Age
• IND 6. Percentage of AFDC Recipients, by Years of Receipt, Race, and Age
• IND 7a. Percentage of Population Receiving Assistance from One, Two, or Three Programs (AFDC, Food Stamps, SSI), by Race and Age: 1995
• IND 7b. Percentage of Population Receiving Assistance from One, Two, or Three Programs (AFDC, Food Stamps, SSI): Selected Years
• IND 8a. Percentage of First AFDC Spell Beginnings Associated with Specific Events: Selected Periods
• IND 8b. Percentage of First AFDC Spell Endings Associated with Specific Events: Selected Periods
• IND 9a. Number and Percentage of the Population Receiving AFDC/TANF, by Age: 1970-98
• IND 9b. Number and Percentage of the Population Receiving Food Stamps, by Age: 1975-98
• IND 9c. Number and Percentage of the Population Receiving SSI, by Age: 1975-98
• IND 10a. Number and Percentage of Eligible Families Participating in AFDC/TANF: Selected Years
• IND 10b. Number and Percentage of Eligible Households Participating in the Food Stamp Program: Selected Years
• IND 10c. Percentage of Eligible Adult Units Participating in the SSI Program, by Type: 1993-97

Chapter III

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Figures

Economic Risk Factors

• ECON 1a. Percentage of Persons in Poverty, by Age: 1959-98
• ECON 1b. Percentage of Population Below 50 and 100 Percent of Poverty Level, 1975-98
• ECON 2. Percentage of Poverty Spells for Individuals Entering Poverty During the 1993 SIPP Panel, by Length of Spell
• ECON 3. Percentage of Children Ages 0 to 5 in 1982 Living in Poverty, by Years in Poverty
• ECON 4a. Total, Non-AFDC/TANF, and AFDC/TANF Title IV-D Child Support Collections: 1978-98
• ECON 4b. Average Annual Child Support Enforcement Payments for Current Support by Non-Custodial Parents with an Obligation and Payment (1997 Dollars): 1986-97
• ECON 5. Percentage of Households Classified as Food Insecure: 1998
• ECON 6. Percentage of Persons without Health Insurance, by Income: 1998

Employment and Work-Related Risk Factors

• WORK 1. Percentage of Individuals in Families with Labor Force Participants, by Race: 1995
• WORK 2. Percentage of All Persons Ages 18 to 65 with No More than a High School Education Who Were Employed: 1969-99
• WORK 3. Mean Weekly Wages of Men Working Full-Time, Full-Year with No More than a High School Education, by Race (1995 Dollars): 1970-94
• WORK 4. Percentage of the Population Reporting a Disability, by Age: 1994
• WORK 5. Percentage of Adults Who Used Cocaine or Marijuana or Abused Alcohol: 1998
• WORK 6. Selected Chronic Health Conditions per 1,000 Children Ages 0 - 17: Selected Years
• WORK 7. Percentage of Monthly Income Spent on Child Care for Preschoolers by Families with Employed Mothers: 1993
• WORK 8. Percentage of Adults Age 25 and Over, by Level of Educational Attainment: 1960-98
• WORK 9. Percentage of Students Enrolled in Grades 10 to 12 in the Previous Year Who Were Not Enrolled and Had Not Graduated in the Survey Year, by Race: 1975-97

Non-Marital Birth Risk Factors

• BIRTH 1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women, by Age Group: 1940-98
• BIRTH 2. Percentage of All Births to Unmarried Teens Ages 15 - 19, by Race: 1940-98
• BIRTH 3a. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 15 - 17, by Race: 1960-97
• BIRTH 3b. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 18 and 19, by Race: 1960-97
• BIRTH 4. Percentage of All Children Living in Families with Never-Married Female Head, by Race: 1982-98

Tables

Economic Risk Factors

• ECON 1a. Percentage of Persons in Poverty, by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: Selected Years
• ECON 1b. Number and Percentage of Population Below 50, 75, 100, and 125 Percent of Poverty Threshold: Selected Years
• ECON 2. Percentage of Poverty Spells for Individuals Entering Poverty During the 1993 SIPP Panel, by Length of Spell, Race, and Age
• ECON 3. Percentage of Individuals Living in Poverty, by Years in Poverty, Race, and Age
• ECON 4a. Total, Non-AFDC/TANF, and AFDC/TANF Title IV-D Child Support Collections: 1978-98
• ECON 4b. Average Annual Child Support Enforcement Payments for Current Support by Non-Custodial Parents with an Obligation and Payment (Nominal and 1997 Dollars): 1986-97
• ECON 5. Percentage of Households Classified as Food Insecure, by Selected Characteristics: 1998
• ECON 6. Percentage of Persons without Health Insurance, by Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998

Employment and Work-Related Risk Factors

• WORK 1a. Percentage of Individuals in Families with Labor Force Participants, by Race and Age: 1995
• WORK 1b. Percentage of Individuals in Families with Labor Force Participants: Selected Years
• WORK 2. Percentage of All Persons Ages 18 to 65 with No More than a High School Education Who Were Employed: 1969-99
• WORK 3. Mean Weekly Wages of Men Working Full-Time, Full-Year with No More than a High School Education, by Race (1995 Dollars): 1970-94
• WORK 4. Percentage of the Population Reporting a Disability, by Race and Age: 1994
• WORK 5. Percentage of Adults Who Used Cocaine or Marijuana or Abused Alcohol: Selected Years
• WORK 6. Selected Chronic Health Conditions per 1,000 Children Ages 0 - 17: Selected Years
• WORK 7. Percentage of Monthly Income Spent on Child Care for Preschoolers by Families with Employed Mothers, by Selected Characteristics: 1993
• WORK 8. Percentage of Adults Age 25 and Over, by Level of Educational Attainment: Selected Years
• WORK 9. Percentage of Students Enrolled in Grades 10 to 12 in the Previous Year Who Were Not Enrolled and Had Not Graduated in the Survey Year, by Race: Selected Years

Non-Marital Birth Risk Factors

• BIRTH 1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women, by Age Group: 1940-98
• BIRTH 2. Percentage of All Births to Unmarried Teens Ages 15 - 19, by Race: 1940-98
• BIRTH 3. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teen Women Within Age Groups, by Race: 1960-97
• BIRTH 4. Number and Percentage of All Children Living in Families with Never-Married Female Head, by Race and Hispanic Origin: Selected Years

Appendix A: Program Data

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Figures

• A-1. AFDC/TANF Families Receiving Income Assistance
• A-2. Average Number of Children per Family for Families with Related Children Under 18 by Living Arrangement, 1960-1998
• A-3. Average Monthly AFDC/TANF Benefit by Family and Recipient in Constant Dollars
• A-4. Characteristics of AFDC Families
• A-5. Characteristics of Food Stamp Recipients
• A-6. SSI Recipients by Age, 1974-1998
• A-7. Number and Percentage Distribution of Persons Age 15 or Older with Supplemental Security Income, by Race and Hispanic Origin, 1975-1998

Tables

• A-1. Trends in AFDC/TANF Enrollments, 1962-1998
• A-2. Trends in AFDC/TANF Average Monthly Payments, 1962-1998
• A-3. Total, Federal and State AFDC/TANF Expenditures, Fiscal Years 1970 to 1998
• A-4. Federal and State AFDC Benefit Payments Under the Single Parent and Unemployed Parent Programs, Fiscal Years 1970 to 1996
• A-5. Number of AFDC/TANF Recipients, and Recipients as a Percentage of Various Population Groups, 1970-1998
• A-6. AFDC Characteristics, 1969-1998
• A-7. AFDC/TANF Benefits by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1978-1998
• A-8. Comparison of Federal Funding for AFDC and Related Programs and 1998 Family Assistance Grants Awarded Under PRWORA
• A-9. Average Monthly AFDC Recipients by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1965-1999
• A-10. AFDC Caseload by State, October 1989 to June 1999 Peak
• A-11. Average Number of AFDC Child Recipients by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1965-1998
• A-12. AFDC Recipiency Rates for Children by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1965-1998
• A-13. AFDC Recipiency Rates for Total Population by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1965-1998
• A-14. Trends in Food Stamp Participation, Selected Years 1962-1999
• A-15. Trends in Food Stamp Expenditures, Selected Years 1962-1999
• A-16. Characteristics of Food Stamp Households, 1980-1998
• A-17. Value of Food Stamps Issued by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1975-1998
• A-18. Average Number of Food Stamp Recipients by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1977-1998
• A-19. Food Stamp Recipiency Rates by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1977-1998
• A-20. Number of Persons Receiving Federally Administered SSI Payments, 1974-1998
• A-21. Federal and State SSI Benefit Payments, 1974-1998
• A-22. Average Monthly SSI Benefit Payments, 1974-1998
• A-23. SSI Recipiency Rates, 1974-1998
• A-24. Total SSI Payments, Federal SSI Payments and State Supplementary Payments, Calendar Year 1998
• A-25. SSI Recipiency Rates by State and Program Type, for 1979 and 1998
• A-26. SSI Recipiency Rates by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1975-1998

Appendix B: Additional Non-Marital Birth Data

[Table below is a separate PDF file.]

Table

• B-1. Percentage of Births that are to Unmarried Women within Age Groups by Race

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Executive Summary
Introduction
Indicators of Dependence
Predictors and Risk Factors Associated with Welfare Receipt
Appendix A:  Program Data
Appendix B:  Additional Non-Marital Birth Data

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