Table 19

Effects of GAIN by County

         Effects on Average Total Earnings               Average Total AFDC Payments       
   
Experimentals 		 
Controls 		 
Difference 		Percent
Change 		|  
Experimentals 		 
Controls 		 
Difference 		Percent
Change
Single parents |
  Alameda 6432 4941 1492** 30% | 17593 18375 -782* -4%
  Butte 8637 7163 1474 21% | 11659 12635 -976 -8%
  Los Angeles 4943 4683 260 0% | 17314 18319 -1005*** -5%
  Riverside 9448 6335 3113*** 49% | 11284 13276 -1983*** -15%
  San Diego 9786 8014 1772*** 22% | 13283 14419 -1136*** -8%
  Tulare 7439 7066 374 5% | 15653 15538 114 1%
  All counties 7781 6367 1414*** 22% | 14464 15426 -961*** -6%
Statistical significance: *** = 1 percent; ** = 5 percent; * = 10 percent.
Source: Riccio, Friedlander, and Freedman (1994), Table 1.