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A-2Table A.1 (continued)Time PeriodMayJuneNovemberMay 29May 29Implementation Activity or MilestoneTickets were released to an additional 30 percent of the eligiblebeneficiaries in the Phase 1 statesTickets were released to the final 40 percent of the eligible beneficiariesin the Phase 1 statesTickets were released to eligible beneficiaries in the Phase 2 states.Tickets were distributed gradually. Ten percent of the Tickets weremailed each month from November 2002 through September 2003 (noTckets were mailed in December).2003Contract was awarded to Mathematica and Cornell for the Evaluation ofthe Ticket to Work Program, Part AContract was awarded to Mathematica and Cornell for the Evaluation ofthe Ticket to Work Program, Part B, Survey Data CollectionJune National Beneficiary Survey sample was drawn for Round 1October Participant sample was drawn for Round 1NovemberFebruary 24Tickets were released to eligible beneficiaries in the Phase 3 states.Tickets were distributed gradually. Ten percent of the Tickets weremailed each month from November 2003 through September 2004 (noTickets were mailed in December).2004National Beneficiary Survey, Round 1 data collection beganJune National Beneficiary Survey sample was drawn for Round 2September 30February 7National Beneficiary Survey, Round 1 data collection ended2005National Beneficiary Survey, Round 2 data collection beganSource: MPR.Appendix A: Ticket to Work Timeline and Rollout Phase
A-3Table A.2. States and Territories in Each Phase of TTW ImplementationPhase 1: 13 StatesArizonaColoradoDelawareFloridaIllinoisAlaskaArkansasConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgiaIndianaKansasIowaMassachusettsNew YorkOklahomaOregonSouth CarolinaVermontWisconsinPhase 2: 20 States + the District of ColumbiaKentuckyLouisianaMichiganMississippiMissouriMontanaNevadaPhase 3: 17 States + the U.S. TerritoriesNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNorth DakotaSouth DakotaTennesseeVirginiaAlabamaCaliforniaHawaiiIdahoMaineMarylandMinnesotaNebraskaNorth CarolinaOhioPennsylvaniaRhode IslandTexasUtahWashingtonWest VirginiaWyomingAmerican SamoaGuamNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoVirgin IslandsSource: www.ssa.gov/work/ticket_states_announcement.html, accessed August 19, 2003.Appendix A: Ticket to Work Timeline and Rollout Phase
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A CKNOWLEDGMENTSThe Ticket To Work
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viiiChapterVI(CONTINUED)PageF. SUMM
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xChapterPageAPPENDIX A: TICKET TO W
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xiiTableVIII.3IX.1IX.2IX.3IX.4IX.5I
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xivFigureIII.5III.6III.7III.8III.9P
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xviIX.3EARNINGS OF BENEFICIARIES WI
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xviiiMIENBSNPRMOAGPABSSPSUSGASSASSI
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xxIn Phase 3, which began in Novemb
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xxiigroups of beneficiaries that Co
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xxivimprove TTW, therefore, is to f
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2of disability beneficiaries, and i
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4country. Phase 2 began in November
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8Only a few beneficiary characteris
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10Figure II.2.Participation Rate, b
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12Figure II.4.First Assignments at
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14before Ticket, it is perhaps surp
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16was selected for Phase 3. This ma
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18All of the statistics in this sec
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Table II.2. Beneficiary Groups with
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22In all Phase 1 and Phase 2 states
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24Figure II.8. Ticket Participation
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26Adjustments for all other charact
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28In general, provider and payment
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30next report, we will conduct more
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32Figure III.2.Living Arrangements
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34• Less likely to have reported
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36Figure III.7.Prevalence of Diffic
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38are more likely than all benefici
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40Table III.1.Income and Program Pa
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42coverage through their own employ
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44sizable percentage of TTW partici
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46Overall, 9 percent of working-age
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48leave the rolls in the next year,
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50next year and in the next five ye
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52in their characteristics, levels
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54percentage points to 3.7 percent.
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56Figure IV.2. Phase 1 Ticket Recip
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58situation described in the preced
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60the end of the follow-up period w
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62Figure IV.6. Average Monthly Bene
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66ENs were reluctant to expand serv
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68As of July 2004, there were about
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70But most EN representatives saw T
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72Figure V.2. Number of EN Terminat
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74received a total of just about $2
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76Relatively few ENs have received
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78According to their representative
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80Five EN officials recognized that
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82This was particularly true for so
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84• Another EN representative fou
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86• A third EN received 50 calls
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88resolve administrative issues suc
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90• Raise payments for SSI benefi
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92Finally, the real and perceived w
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94efforts to obtain Ticket assignme
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96SSA payments to SVRAs under the T
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98Figure VI.3. Total SSA Payments t
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100assigning their Tickets to ENs (
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102Table VI.1. SVRA Ticket Assignme
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104case, the counselor selects the
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106• Most of the agreements requi
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108needs of SSA beneficiaries and,
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110to the SVRA under the traditiona
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112Tickets each month from November
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114about submitting virtually ident
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D-4information from two pretest int
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