CSAT Publications -- TAP 25, The Impact of Substance Abuse Treatment on Employment Outcomes Among AFDC Clients in Washington State

Table of Contents

The Impact of Substance Abuse Treatment on Employment Outcomes Among AFDC Clients in Washington State

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Executive Summary

A. Introduction

B. Methods, Data, and Analytical ProceduresC. Results

D. Conclusions and Implications

CHAPTER II-Methods, Data, and Analytic Procedures

A. Sample Selection Criteria and Description of the Study Population

B. Treatment Modalities Analyzed and Assignment of Clients to Treatment and Comparison Groups

C. Data Sources and Construction of Analytic Files

D. Measures

E. Descriptive and Statistical Analytical Procedures

A. Descriptive Analysis: AFDC Clients' Earnings and Welfare Payments Before and After Substance Abuse Treatment

B. Statistical Analysis: The Effects of Substance Abuse Treatment on
AFDC Clients' Employment and EarningsC. Descriptive Analysis: AFDC Clients' Employment and Earnings in the First Year of TANF's Implementation

A. The Effects of Substance Abuse Treatment on AFDC Clients' Employment Outcomes 

B. The Utility of Computerized State Administrative Databases for Tracking Client Outcomes and Performing Evaluation Research

List of Tables and Figures

Table ES-1. Distribution of Washington State AFDC Clients Across the Three Substance Abuse Treatment Modalities

Table A-1. Likelihood of Any Employment

Table A-2. Likelihood of Earnings $1,500 or More in 1 Out of 8 Quarters

Table A-3. Adjusted Aggregate Earnings in the 8-Quarter Followup Period

Table A-4. Differences in Post-Treatment Aggregate Earnings Among Outpatient Clients Having Different Amounts of Time on Welfare

Table II-1. Selected Characteristics of the AFDC Study Population in Washington State

Table II-2. Admissions of AFDC Clients to Substance Abuse Treatment by Treatment Modality at Index Admission

Table II-3. Distribution of AFDC Clients Across the Three Substance Abuse Treatment ModalitiesTable II-4. Descriptive Information on Selected Dependent Measures for AFDC Clients

Table III-1. Distribution of Aggregate Income Levels Among AFDC Clients in the 8 Quarters Following Substance Abuse Treatment

Figure III-1. AFDC Clients' Quarterly Earnings Before and After Substance Abuse Treatment

Figure III-2. AFDC Clients' Quarterly Earnings Before and After Substance Abuse Treatment by Education Level

Figure III-3. AFDC Clients' Quarterly Earnings Before and After Substance Abuse Treatment by Racial/Ethnic Group

Figure III-4a. Percentage of AFDC Clients With Positive Earnings in the 8-Quarter Followup Period by Treatment Modality: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-4b. Aggregate Earnings Among AFDC Clients Obtaining at Least Part-Time Employment During the 8-Quarter Followup Period by Treatment Modality: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-5. AFDC Clients' Quarterly Welfare Payments Before and After Substance Abuse Treatment

Figure III-6. Length of Time on Welfare Among AFDC Clients: Number of Quarters out of 10 Quarters That Clients Received Cash Grants

Figure III-7. Quarterly Welfare Payments to AFDC Clients Following Outpatient Treatment: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-8. Quarterly Welfare Payments to AFDC Clients Following Intensive Inpatient Treatment: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-9. Quarterly Welfare Payments to AFDC Clients Following Methadone Treatment: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-10. Adjusted Odds Ratios of AFDC Clients Having Any Earned Income During the 8-Quarter Followup Period by Treatment Modality: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-11. Adjusted Odds Ratios of AFDC Clients Having Earned Income of $1,500 or More During the 8-Quarter Followup Period by Treatment Modality: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-12. AFDC Clients' Adjusted Aggregate Earnings in the 8-Quarter Followup Period by Treatment Modality: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-13. Differences in Aggregate Earnings in the 8-Quarter Followup Period Among AFDC Outpatient Clients by Time on Welfare: Treatment and Comparison Groups

Figure III-14. Percentage of AFDC Clients With Quarterly Earned Income of $100 or More, 1993 to 1998

Figure III-15. AFDC Clients' Quarterly Earnings, 1993 to 1998

References

Technical Appendix

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