Poverty Indicators in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child File: Challenges and Opportunities

IF 1.7 4区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK

Research on Social Work Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-02 DOI:10.1177/10497315231179658

Dylan Jones, B. Drake, Hyunil Kim, Jun-Hong Chen, Sarah A. Font, Emily Putnam-Hornstein, R. Barth, Tzu-Hsin Huang, M. Jonson-Reid

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Abstract

Purpose: The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, the only national dataset cataloging child maltreatment reports. It includes variables representing economic distress frequently used in published research. At the national level, these variables are demonstrably implausible, substantially underestimating economic distress. Method: This paper reviews recent work using these variables, analyzes the NCANDS data directly, demonstrates why the economic variables in NCANDS are unusable at a national level, and provides recommendations for incorporating economic measures using NCANDS. Results: We find 19 articles that have used these variables within the past 10 years. Most states provide implausible estimates. Economic measures can be incorporated into NCANDS data by either subsetting to s states with plausible estimates of these variables in given years, or appending county-level economic Census data. Discussion: Without addressing these variables’ issues in plausibility, use of them will yield biased estimates.

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国家虐待和忽视儿童数据系统中的贫困指标儿童档案：挑战和机遇

目的：国家虐待和忽视儿童数据系统（NCANDS）儿童档案，是唯一一个对虐待儿童报告进行编目的国家数据集。它包括在已发表的研究中经常使用的代表经济困境的变量。在国家层面，这些变量显然是难以置信的，大大低估了经济困境。方法：本文回顾了最近使用这些变量的工作，直接分析了NCANDS数据，证明了为什么NCANDS中的经济变量在国家层面上不可用，并为使用NCANDS纳入经济措施提供了建议。结果：我们发现在过去10年中有19篇文章使用了这些变量。大多数州提供了难以置信的估计。经济指标可以通过在给定年份对这些变量进行合理估计，或附加县级经济人口普查数据，纳入NCANDS数据。讨论：如果不解决这些变量的合理性问题，使用它们将产生有偏差的估计。

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Research on Social Work Practice SOCIAL WORK-

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3.50

自引率

11.10%

发文量

105

期刊介绍： Research on Social Work Practice, sponsored by the Society for Social Work and Research, is a disciplinary journal devoted to the publication of empirical research concerning the methods and outcomes of social work practice. Social work practice is broadly interpreted to refer to the application of intentionally designed social work intervention programs to problems of societal and/or interpersonal importance, including behavior analysis or psychotherapy involving individuals; case management; practice involving couples, families, and small groups; community practice education; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of social policies.