The Long-Term Effects of the
Minnesota Family Investment Program
on Marriage and Divorce Among Two-Parent Families

Prepared by:
Lisa A. Gennetian
Senior Research Associate
MDRC

Prepared for:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Under subcontract to The Lewin Group

June 2003

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/NFIP-2-parent/index.htm

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Contents

• Executive Summary

1. Introduction
2. The MFIP Model and Evaluation
3. Brief Review of the Final Report's Key Findings at the 36-Month Follow-up Point
4. Overview of Data Collection for Long-Term Follow-Up Analyses on Marriage and Divorce
5. Key Findings on the Effects of MFIP on Marriage and Divorce During a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period
6. Conclusions

Appendix

List of Tables and Figures

Tables

1. Effects on Marriage and Divorce for Two-Parent Families over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period
2. Effects on Marriage and Divorce Status for Two-Parent Families at the End of the Follow-Up Period
3. Effects on Divorce for Two-Parent Recipient Families over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period, by Subgroup
4. Effects on Divorce for Two-Parent Recipient Families Who Were Married at Baseline, over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period
5. Effects on Marriage and Divorce for Two-Parent Recipient Families Who Were Cohabiting at Baseline, over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period

Figures

1. Cumulative Percent Ever Divorced for Two-Parent Recipient Families over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period
2. Cumulative Percent Ever Divorced for Two-Parent Recipient Families in Calendar Months: Comparing Pre-June 1998 and Post-June 1998, When the Pilot Study Ended and MFIP-S Was Implemented
3. Cumulative Percent Ever Divorced for Two-Parent Recipient Families Who Were Married at Baseline, over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period
4. Cumulative Percent Ever Married for Two-Parent Recipient Families Who Were Cohabiting at Baseline, over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period
5. Marital Status in Each Month of Follow-Up for Two-Parent Recipient Families Who Were Cohabiting at Baseline
6. Cumulative Percent Ever Divorced for Two-Parent Recipient Families Who Were Cohabiting at Baseline, over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period

Appendix Tables

1. Selected Characteristics of Two-Parent Sample Members, by Welfare Status at Random Assignment
2. Effects on Marriage and Divorce for Two-Parent Recipient Families over a Seven-Year Follow-Up Period, Year by Year
3. MFIP's Effects on Marriage and Divorce for Two-Parent Applicant Families over a Six-Year Follow-Up Period, Year by Year
4. Effects on Divorce for Two-Parent Applicant Families over a Six-Year Follow-Up Period

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Last revised:  10/31/03