Civic Report
No. 35 March 2003

Table 6: Tracking the Work Participation and Earnings of Women with Children Who Left Welfare, Using SIPP Panel Data in the Months Before and After Leaving Welfare, 1996–1999   Months Before Exit   Months After Exit   19–24 mths 13–18 mths 7–12 mths Six-month period on welfare before exit First 6 mths 7–12 mths 13–18 mths 19–24 mths 25–30 mths 31–36 mths 37–42 mths A: Percent with any work experience in a 6-month period                       Cohort leaving welfare after:                       first 6 mths in 1996       41.3 62.9 62.6 67.2 64.3 68.9 72.0 72.8 second 6 mths in 1996     42.9 49.2 67.9 62.6 59.7 62.3 67.1 74.3   first 6 mths in 1997   35.8 37.5 47.8 60.7 59.7 63.9 60.3 64.9     second 6 mths in 1997 26.8 31.5 40.3 49.9 57.1 56.7 52.9 62.2       first 6 mths in 1998 43.3 45.2 43.1 50.6 67.8 66.9 68.6         second 6 mths in 1998 38.8 34.6 36.2 52.5 64.6 67.2           first 6 mths in 1999 38.0 37.1 38.9 51.0 68.3             B. Mean weeks worked by leavers with work experience during:                       Cohort leaving welfare after:                       first 6 mths in 1996       16.0 21.2 22.7 21.3 22.8 21.8 23.1 21.5 second 6 mths in 1996     14.2 15.3 20.5 22.4 22.8 23.6 22.5 21.0   first 6 mths in 1997   18.7 18.0 17.7 20.9 23.7 22.6 23.3 22.7     second 6 mths in 1997 17.5 17.3 17.6 20.1 20.3 21.9 22.2 20.8       first 6 mths in 1998 14.9 17.8 15.9 17.0 20.6 21.6 21.0         second 6 mths in 1998 18.9 17.7 16.6 18.2 22.0 21.0           first 6 mths in 1999 17.8 18.8 20.1 18.6 19.7             C: Mean monthly earnings (in 2001 dollars) of those with earnings, averaged over:                       Cohort leaving welfare after:                       first 6 mths in 1996       751 977 1,118 1,179 1,213 1,191 1,217 1,231 second 6 mths in 1996     494 553 849 991 1,061 1,071 988 1,036   first 6 mths in 1997   654 519 627 898 1,138 1,085 1,233 1,249     second 6 mths in 1997 504 446 422 644 778 891 1,032 1,088       first 6 mths in 1998 512 507 514 671 927 978 1,028         second 6 mths in 1998 819 594 707 649 969 928           first 6 mths in 1999 566 677 769 683 857                                     Note: Population restricted to women ages 20–55 (last panel interview) with children under age 18 (in 6-month period before exit) and who did not attrite from the sample in any of the 12 waves. Welfare leavers are those who are observed to be on welfare for at least 4 months out of a 6-month period (the 6-month period on welfare before exit) followed by an 8-month period with at least 4 months off welfare. Some leavers return to welfare in later periods and they are included in the post-exit months.

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