Getting Started
Resources for Using the Welfare Rules Database
The documents presented here are meant to serve as a collection of resources for every aspect of querying the database and how it is constructed and coded.
Data Categories
Catalogues each of the 30 policy areas captured in the database, organized from the perspective of a family applying for benefits.
Coding Manual
Answers many questions about the design and content of the database. This is the same manual project staff use to code the database.
Sources and Verification
Outlines the source documents from which the project staff codes the database variables.