DATA AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES FOR TRACKING FORMER WELFARE RECIPIENTS: A WORKSHOP SUMMARY -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP -- PURPOSE OF THE WELFARE LEAVER STUDIES -- POLICY QUESTIONS OF INTEREST -- CHILD OUTCOMES -- FAMILY STRUCTURE AND FAMILY FORMATION OUTCOMES -- OTHER OUTCOMES -- POPULATIONS OF INTEREST -- EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES -- DATA ISSUES FOR TRACKING WELFARE LEAVERS -- OVERALL DATA ISSUES -- Who Does the Sample Population Represent? -- Tools -- ADMINISTRATIVE DATA -- SURVEY DATA -- Survey Design and Implementation -- Response Rates -- Recall Concerns -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Appendix A Workshop Agenda -- WORKSHOP ON EVALUATING STATE WELFARE REFORM PROGRAMS: METHODS AND DATA -- Friday, November 13 -- Appendix B Workshop Participants -- Members, Panel on Data and Methods for Measuring the Effects of Changes in Social Welfare Programs -- State and County Awardee Representatives -- Invited Guests -- Staff, Committee on National Statistics.