Analytic Sample of Fathers Meeting Eligibility Criteria Milwaukee Sample Clauses

Analytic Sample of Fathers Meeting Eligibility Criteria Milwaukee. County (n = 1) Control Counties (n = 59) Total (N = 60) Cohort 1 1,345 1,009 2,354 Cohort 2 1,520 1,148 2,668 Total 2,865 2,157 5,022 Figure 2. Map of Wisconsin Showing Child Support Case Treatment Type Table A1 (see Appendix A) shows that some child support cases handled by counties Legend Light gray = control counties Dark gray = treatment county White = mixed counties with mixed policies regarding the suspension of payment for incarcerated payers have been included in the treatment group, and others in the control group. This is because when a child support case is handled by a county with mixed policies regarding child support suspension for incarcerated payers but the individual is imprisoned in Milwaukee County, it is recorded as being in the treatment group. Conversely, when individuals have their child support case handled by a county with mixed policies but they are imprisoned in a control county, it is recorded as being in the control group. For our analysis this means that where the individual was incarcerated is the determining factor for whether they are included in the treatment or the control group. This approach is consistent with prior reports completed by IRP. Sample Characteristics Table 3 displays the characteristics of fathers in Milwaukee County and control counties for each cohort as well as descriptive information about arrears, child support payments, and compliance. Relative to other counties, fathers in Milwaukee County are more likely to be African American, less educated, have never married, have more children, and have more female partners with whom they have a child under 18 years of age. Within Milwaukee Cohort 2, those in the treatment group (who had their child support order suspended) are more likely to be African American, have not obtained level a high school level of education at time of prison release, never have been married, have more children under 18 years of age at the time of release, have more female partners with whom they have a child under 18 years of age, have spent longer incarcerated, and spend longer under post-release supervision. Table 3. Descriptive Statistics Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Milwaukee Cohort 2 Milwaukee County Control Counties Milwaukee County Control Counties Not Treated Treated Age of Father at Release 18–24 10.5% 13.8% 10.1% 10.2% 11.2% 7.6% 25–29 24.6 23.4 24.9 26.4 23.2 28.4 30–34 25.6 19.7 27.2 22.7 25.8 30.3 35+ 39.3 43.1 37.8 40.8 39.8 33.8 Race/Ethnicity of Father *** *** *** White 11.7% 6...