50 State Database
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) -Administration of Children and Family Services, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
| 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 |
Federal Administrative Data |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
States are required to report their expenditures of SSBG funds to the DHHS using a standard postexpenditure report. States can report as recipients of SSBG services any individual who receives a service funded at least partially by SSBG funds. These reports are available on the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Website. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Total number of adults and children served and the amount expended for each service category |
| 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. |
No |
| 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) |
data are available annually |
| Link to Cornell Methodology Guide: Links the user to relevant section of the methodology guide for more description about data uses |
Section 6 |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/ssbg/docs/reports.htm |
| In Cornell database? Links the user to Cornell's quantitative database which has a sampling of the most recent data available (as of 2004) for several of the sources listed here. |
Yes: see SSBG 2001 data |
| Link to Variable Descriptions: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/ssbg/docs/reports.htm |
| Variables: |
SSBG Spent on Child Care (FY 2001)
Key: Economic Data Demographic Data Early Care and Education Program Data |