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Study Name
Study of OpenResearch Unconditional Income Pilot
Study Sharepoint ID
101082
Evaluation name
The OpenResearch Unconditional Income Study (ORUS)
Intervention (standard name)
Outcome domains examined
Strength of Evidence Tag
Design
Services
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Subgroups
Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent Disability
31.91
Percent female
67.00
Percent Male
33.00
Percent Parents
57.17
Percent Employed
58.46
Percent Unemployed
41.54
Percent Black or African American
30.00
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
22.00
Percent White not Hispanic
47.00
Mean age
30.10
Group formation formatted
Two stages of randomization occurred. In the first stage, 3,000 individuals who responded to an intake survey and were eligible for the study were randomly selected for inclusion in the cash transfer study sample. A second randomization then occurred assigning individuals to a low ($50 per month) or high ($1,000 per month) cash transfer amount with a 1 in 3 chance of assignment to the high amount.
Study timing formatted
Three years
Study funding formatted
Funding from the National Science Foundation (#2149344) and private donors
Sample Characteristics
Individuals between the ages of 21 and 40 with household incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty line in 2019, excluding households where one or more individuals were receiving SSI or SSDI or publicly subsidized housing.
Implementing organization formatted
Local non-profit organizations implemented the program.
Program history
Pilot program
Treatment condition formatted
The intervention group was offered a $1,000 per month unconditional cash transfer for three years.
Comparison condition formatted
The comparison group was offered a $50 per month unconditional cash transfer for three years.
Mandatory services formatted
None
Timing of study formatted
36 months
Program funding formatted
Not described
Setting details formatted
Ten counties in north central Texas (including Dallas) and nine counties in northern Illinois (including Chicago area).
Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Secondary domains examined
Relationship status, barriers to employment, disability status, entrepreneurship, employment quality, employment adequacy, job search and selectivity, employment preferences, time use.
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Unconditional cash transfers
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
October 2019 to October 2020
Intervention Duration
36.00
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No