50 State Database
National Center for Children in Poverty - Let's Invest in Families Today (LIFT)
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Organizations that Collect Data on Children and Families |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
LIFT (Let's Invest in Families Today) is an initiative of the National Center for Children in Poverty. LIFT�s databases provide data on public policies, economic conditions, and demographics for�the�50 states and the District of Columbia. This database provides online tools to compare the information within and across states. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
State and Federal policies that assist low-income families and children, including policy rules, children's age and race/ethnicity, income status, education level, family structure, and employment status of parents, income distribution, wages and employment, and housing costs and home ownership. |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
No |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
Yes |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
Yes |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
National, and state |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
Database is continuously updated with the most current data available for each variable. |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://nccp.org/wizard/wizard.cgi |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |