Date:         Mon, 12 May 2003 17:01:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris Fisher <cfisher@jjay.cuny.edu>
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From:         Chris Fisher <cfisher@jjay.cuny.edu>
Subject:      The final and ultimate analysis question
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List:

Here's what should be the final question...it's a little complicated.

Generally, the ultimate question for the project is...is there a connection between the reception of certain homeless services and advancement to self-sufficiency?

To answer this, I need to see if, for example, a client received one or more related services (each a different variable)(e.g., housing, life skills, rent loans) and whether the client moved from unstable housing (one variable) across the course of being tracked.

so...

siteid        clientid       ntake      track     housing              e_loan     l_skills
2                12           11/30/02  12/30/02     1(unstable)       0(no)      0(no)
2                12           11/30/02  1/24/03       1                     1(yes)    1(yes)
2                12           11/30/02  2/26/03       2(stable)          1            1
3                  4           12/04/02   etc..........

So, there are 7 other tracking variables other than housing status and a total of 32 services (which form about 6 groups of related services)
Need to see if there is a relationship between services provided and changes in status(self-sufficiency).

Any advice on how to set it up and do it with the minimal amount of frustration?

Chris Fisher
cfisher@jjay.cuny.edu
Senior Research Associate
Criminal Justice Research & Evaluation Center
(212)237-8621
New York, NY