50 State Database
Urban Institute - Welfare Rules Database
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Organizations that Collect Data on Early Care and Education |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The Welfare Rules Database (WRD) provides a longitudinal account of the changes in welfare rules in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The WRD organizes the detailed information on welfare rules across states, time, and geographic areas within states as well as across different types of assistance units. Caseworker manuals and state regulations provide the data from 1997 to the present, while AFDC State Plans and Waiver Terms and Conditions provide the data for years prior to 1997. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
eligibility, timelimits, benefits, behavioral requirements and others. |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
No |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
Yes |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
Yes |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
for all 50 states and the District of Columbia |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
A detailed database of AFDC/TANF rules in effect for 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://anfdata.urban.org/WRD/WRDWelcome.cfm |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |