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 | AHS | Did [you/NAME] receive any public assistance, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or public welfare cash assistance from the state or local welfare office (since [date 12 months prior])? Do not include WIC. | 2014 |
| SIPP Recipiency History Module | When did YOU/HE/SHE first start receiving those benefits (such as STATEPA/TANF/AFDC) on YOUR/HIS/HER own, as an adult? | 2003 |
| SIPP Recipiency History Module | And WERE YOU on public assistance continuously between [AFDCWHEN date] and [TMAFDCLG date]? | 2003 |
| March CPS | At any time during 1998, even for one month, did (anyone is this household/you) receive any CASH assistance from a state or county welfare program, such as (STATE PROGRAM NAME)? Please do NOT include food stamps, SSI, energy assistance, or medical assistance payments. | 1999 |
| March CPS | At any time during 1998, even for one month, did (anyone in this household/you) receive any CASH assistance from a state or county welfare program, such as (STATE PROGRAM NAME)? | 1999 |
| March CPS | Just to be sure, in 1998 did anyone receive CASH assistance from a state or county welfare program, on behalf of CHILDREN in the household? | 1999 |
| March CPS | Did (NAME/you) receive the cash assistance from a welfare program, sometimes called (STATE PROGRAM NAME) in your state, or did (NAME/you) receive it from some other type of program, such as general assistance or emergency assistance? | 1999 |
| March CPS | From what type of program did (NAME/you) receive the cash assistance? Was it (STATE PROGRAM NAME), General Assistance, Emergency Assistance, or some other program? | 1999 |
| March CPS | What is the easiest way for you to tell us (NAME’S/your) cash assistance payments from a state or county welfare program; weekly, every other week, twice a month, monthly, or yearly? | 1999 |
| March CPS | How much did (NAME/you) receive (weekly/ every other week / twice a month/ monthly, in cash assistance payments in 1998? | 1999 |
| March CPS | How many (weekly/ every other week/ twice a month/ monthly) cash assistance payments did (NAME/you) receive in 1998? | 1999 |
| March CPS | How much did (NAME/you) receive in cash assistance payments in 1998?
READ IF NECESSARY: WEEKLY, EVERY OTHER WEEK, TWICE A MONTH, MONTHLY, YEARLY. | 1999 |
| March CPS | For how many months of 1998 did (NAME/you) receive cash assistance? | 1999 |
| March CPS | Did the cash assistance cover adults AND children in the household, or JUST children? | 1999 |
| March CPS | Who in your household was covered by the cash assistance? | 1999 |
| March CPS | At any time during 1998, did (anyone in this household/you) receive a one-time, lump sum payment from a state or county welfare program? | 1999 |
| March CPS | Who received a one-time, lump sum payment from a state or county welfare program? | 1999 |
| March CPS | How much was this payment? | 1999 |
| 1999 Survey of Program Dynamics | Where must a teenage who has a baby live in order to receive welfare benefits? | 1998 |
| 1999 Survey of Program Dynamics | In order to receive welfare in your State, what is the rule for school attendance for a teenage who has a baby? | 1998 |
| Child Support Enforcement Supplement | Did you receive AFDC support, public assistance, or welfare payments for (any of) your children in 1990? | 1991 |