Welcome

The AFDC Data Archive contains AFDC Characteristics Files from 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, and 1979, as well as AFDC Quality Control Data from 1983-1997. These data, their corresponding codebooks, and other supporting files are available for downloading.

The Archive is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. It was developed and is maintained by staff at The Urban Institute.

What's New

• 18 December 2000—Unit-level data for 1987 and 1993 were added to the CrosstabMaker.
• 14 December 2000—The CrosstabMaker can now tabulate unit-level data for 1994-1997. Previously only 1997 was available.
• 8 December 2000—The CrosstabMaker can now calculate unweighted counts, row percentages, and column percentages in addition to weighted counts and total percentages. Also, the Documentation page was revised and expanded.

PLEASE NOTE: Although this site is made available for research purposes, it is no longer being updated.