Data and Code for: Economics of Foster Care
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Anthony Bald, Harvard University; Joseph J. Doyle, Jr., MIT; Max Gross, Mathematica Policy Research; Brian A. Jacob, University of Michigan
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Project Description
The code and data contained here can be used to replicate a portion of the statistics, tables, and figures presented in this study. We use two sources of data: publicly available data from the KIDS COUNT Data Center, and restricted use AFCARS Foster Care files. All KIDS COUNT data used in our study are contained here. AFCARS data are not publicly available, therefore we provide instructions for accessing the data. All code used in this study is contained here.
Scope of Project
H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
H53 National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Methodology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2020. Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), Foster Care Files 1995-2019 [Dataset]. National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. Washington, DC: Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Children’s Bureau. https://doi.org/10.34681/K17X-DD19/.
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