CalWORKs Participant Gap by PUMA

Overview This Feature Service provides statistical data on CalWORKs program eligibility and participation rates within Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) across Los Angeles County, no less than 100,000 individuals in a PUMA. CalWORKs is California's welfare-to-work program, designed to provide financial assistance and services to eligible families. This service helps to analyze the gap between potential eligible individuals and active participants in the program at a geographic scale defined by PUMAs. Eligibility for CalWORKs was estimated from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample using program-specific income limits. Data for service access came from DPSS administrative records. Administrative data was also used to adjust the Census estimate to exclude individuals that were ineligible for reasons other than income (e.g., undocumented residents, Supplemental Security Income recipients, and individuals who had “timed-out” or were sanctioned) by using the number of child-only CalWORKs cases as a proxy. Service gaps were assessed as the difference between the number of individuals in a given geographic area who were potentially eligible for services and the number who were actually receiving services: Service Gap Rate = (Number eligible for services - Number receiving services) / Number eligible for services x 100 Feature Layer * CalWORKSs Gap Rate PUMA: This primary layer contains statistical information related to the CalWORKs program within Los Angeles County PUMAs. Data dictionary below. * ────────────┬────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Field Name │Display Name │Definition ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── YEAR │Reporting Year │Calendar year associated with the reported estimates and participation metrics. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── PUMA │Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)│Census-defined geographic area used for demographic and policy analysis. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NAMELSAD20 │PUMA Name │Full Census geographic name for the PUMA geography. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── PrimarySD │Primary Supervisorial District │Assigned Supervisorial District based on predominant spatial/population overlap with the PUMA geography. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── adj_pot_elg │Estimated Eligible Population │Estimated number of residents potentially eligible for CalWORKs services within the PUMA. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── participants│Residents Receiving CalWORKs │Estimated number of residents currently participating in or receiving CalWORKs services. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── gap │Estimated Not Receiving Services│Estimated number of residents potentially eligible for CalWORKs but not currently receiving services. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── gap_rate │Enrollment Gap Rate │Estimated percentage of potentially eligible residents not currently receiving CalWORKs services. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── part_rate │Participation Rate │Estimated percentage of potentially eligible residents currently receiving CalWORKs services. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── moe │Margin of Error │Statistical margin of error associated with the estimate. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── lower_bound │Lower Confidence Bound │Lower estimated range of the modeled estimate. ────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── upper_bound │Upper Confidence Bound │Upper estimated range of the modeled estimate. ────────────┴────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Geographic Coverage The data is focused specifically on Los Angeles County, providing granular insights at the PUMA level. PUMAs are geographic areas defined for statistical purposes by the U.S. Census Bureau. Use Cases * Assessing geographic disparities in social service outreach and program participation. * Supporting policymakers and social service agencies in targeting resources and improving eligibility outreach. Credits * Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office – Poverty Alleviation Initiative * Los Angeles County Internal Services Department – Enterprise GIS (eGIS) * Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services For more Information about the LA County Poverty Alleviation please visit [https://ceo.lacounty.gov/pai]. This dataset was created as a collaboration between Los Angeles County's [Chief Information Office] and [Enterprise GIS] teams and DPSS.