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Self-Sufficiency Domain
By Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D,  Thomson Ling, and Stephanie W. Cochran
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Employment Earnings Welfare Receipt Quality of Employment Family Formation Child Care Child Support
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vocational training living arrangements          
Self-Sufficiency (click for overall summary)

 Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies

In comparison to counterparts in control group:

- Program participants are more likely to earn a vocational certificate (28 percent vs. 8 percent) and (37 percent vs. 15 percent).

- Program participants spend more hours, on average, in vocational training (4.5 hours per week vs. 1 hour per week) and (3.1 hours per week vs. 0.9 hour per week).

- Program participants receive more employment and training services (66 percent vs. 44 percent).

- Program participants are more likely to be in school, job training, or employed at 2-year follow-up (79 percent vs. 66 percent).

- Program participants stay longer in school, job training, or employment (35 percent of the year vs. 28 percent of the year).

In comparison to control group:

- Program participants are equally likely to earn a trade license or certificate (approximately 25 percent).

- Program participants are less likely to earn a technical certificate or diploma (8 percent vs. 13 percent).






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