The usefulness of SIPP for child care research and policy formulation
Article Abstract:
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) has been useful in the formulation of federal child care policy. SIPP yields information about groups eligible for federal child care benefits, program use, expenditures related to these programs and financial influence on participant families. A current failing of SIPP is that it only obtains information from mothers who are employed, in school or looking for work. Others, in training programs, are ignored. These are an important group and should be included. However, to widen the sample to include all mothers who use child care is unrealistic.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0747-9662
Year: 1992
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Future of SIPP for modeling program eligibility under need-tested programs
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The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) has unique advantages over other surveys in the evaluation of voluntary cash and in-kind programs sponsored by the federal government. The effectiveness of these programs depends on their answering the needs of certain populations, and SIPP is particularly helpful in estimating numbers of those who qualify. SIPP provides a monthly accounting period, a wide range of income and asset measures and a variety of information concerning household composition. A larger sample size would make the findings of SIPP more reliable and valid.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0747-9662
Year: 1992
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The future of SIPP for analyzing child care and child support
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The child care and child support topical modules of the Survey of Income and Program Participation are administered during the same wave of interviews and valuable data is obtained from them. However, there is little linkage between them and much to be gained by establishing that link. For example, it is not determined if child care expenditure is subsidized by child support or public program. The child support module should be supplemented by additional questions or dropped. For example, no data is obtained from noncustodial fathers.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0747-9662
Year: 1992
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