The California Welfare Reform Act and Participation in AFDC

Cynthia Rence and Michael Wiseman

Journal of Human Resources, 1978, vol. 13, issue 1, 37-59

Abstract: In this paper we report results of estimation of the number of families eligible for assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program in two major California counties in 1970. Our estimates indicate that at the time of the California Welfare Reform Act the pool of eligibles was virtually exhausted. The results confirm the conclusions of earlier work by Barbara Boland; however, that work was flawed by use of incorrect program data and certain methodological problems. The eligibles estimate is shown to be more sensitive to alternative procedures for treatment of earnings than Boland's results indicate. Substantial underreporting of public assistance payments in Census data is found.

Date: 1978
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