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Reporter Type: Reporters are organized into the groups listed below. The CWS/CMS codes for each group are drawn from the variable col_relc:

  1. Family/Friend
    • Aunt (572)
    • Brother (573)
    • Cousin (577)
    • Friend (580)
    • Godparent (581)
    • Grandparent (583)
    • Great Aunt (584)
    • Great Grandparent (585)
    • Great Uncle (586)
    • Relative (596)
    • Sister (598)
    • Uncle (601)
  2. Neighbor
    • Neighbor (591)
  3. Law Enforcement/Legal
    • Attorney (571)
    • Law Enforcement (589)
    • Parole Officer (594)
    • Probation Officer (595)
  4. CASA/GAL
    • Child Advocate/Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) (574)
    • Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) (587)
  5. Counselor/Therapist (576)
  6. CWS Staff (578)
  7. Day Care/Fost Care
    • Day Care Staff (579)
    • Foster Care Staff (599)
  8. Medical
    • Medical Professional (590)
    • Dental Professional (5924)
  9. Education
    • School Personnel (597)
    • Teacher (600)
  10. Other Professional (593)
  11. Other (in CWS/CMS: all other codes)
  12. Missing
Missing/Unknown reporter types are coded as Missing and excluded from the percent calculations.

When reporter type is not selected as a dimension, the default filter includes Missing values and all categories. Users can also filter reports to include only certain reporters (e.g., only Medical and Education) by checking those categories for which report data are to be included.