Atlanta Housing - Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta Housing - Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta Housing - Georgia Institute of Technology
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the standard framework for analyzing the differences in outcomes between a treatment group<br />
(that experiences a policy impact) and a control group (that does not) could not be applied<br />
because all families receive the treatment during the timeframe <strong>of</strong> the evaluation. Third, the<br />
procedure allowed specific MTW activities related to CSS to be measured more precisely.<br />
Data on the characteristics <strong>of</strong> communities were collected from the following sources: the<br />
Decennial Census <strong>of</strong> 2000 and the <strong>Atlanta</strong> Regional Commission's 2005 midterm census update;<br />
the <strong>Atlanta</strong> Public School System and the <strong>Georgia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Education (GDOE) Annual<br />
Report Cards on K-12 Public Schools; the <strong>Atlanta</strong> Police Department Crime Incident Reports;<br />
IMS Human Services Management data on family support services; Metro <strong>Atlanta</strong> real estate<br />
information on property values and home sales; and business license data the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong>.<br />
Using three successive waves <strong>of</strong> focus group interviews (each conducted in November <strong>of</strong> 2007,<br />
2008 and 2009), the research team gathered information on the perceptions <strong>of</strong> Grady families<br />
regarding their quality <strong>of</strong> life at Grady Homes in comparison to their quality <strong>of</strong> life following the<br />
relocation. Each focus group wave consisted <strong>of</strong> approximately 10 different focus groups and<br />
each group contained approximately 10 participants.<br />
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