Methodology
CDSS Measure 4E
ICWA Placement Preferences

Notes on Source Data

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following methodology may include references to report features not available on the public site version. On the public site, masking is performed to protect the privacy of individuals served by CDSS and comply with CDSS data de-identification guidelines. Values of 1 to 10 and calculations based on values of 1 to 10 are masked ('M' or '*'). In stratified views of the data, additional values (the lowest available) are masked to prevent calculation of values 1 to 10.

Note: CWS/CMS Release 8.4 (Q4 18) made several modifications in the way in which Substitute Care Provider (SCP) ethnicity is reported. One modification conformed reporting to Federal requirements. This resulted in some shifts between the Non-Relative Substitute Care Provider placement status categories of Non Indian SCPs and SCP Ethnic Missing.

These reports examine the point in time placement status of two overlapping groups of children: Indian Child Welfare Act eligible children [4E(1)] and children with primary or secondary (multi) ethnicity of American Indian [4E(2)]. Placement status takes placement type, child relationship to substitute care provider, and substitute care provider ethnicity into account. The resulting placement status categories are placements with relatives; with non-relative, Indian substitute care providers; with non-relative, non-Indian substitute care providers; with non-relative substitute care providers with ethnicity missing in CWS/CMS; in group homes (ethnicity cannot be determined); and in other placements.

Children with a primary ethnicity of American Indian often have other reported secondary ethnicities. Children with a secondary ethnicity of American Indian always have another reported primary ethnicity and may have other reported secondary ethnicities. The two groups are described as overlapping because many children with a primary or secondary ethnicity of American Indian are not eligible for the Indian Child Welfare Act. Not all children eligible for the Indian Child Welfare Act are reported to have a primary or secondary ethnicity of American Indian.

Cells containing a period (".") represent a value of zero. In cells representing quotients, a period may also indicate the indeterminate form 0/0.

These reports may also be run with filters in place to restrict the data to various subgroups of other variables (e.g., Black subgroup of the Ethnicity variable, < 1 year old subgroup of the Age variable, etc.). Please see the links below for details:

Caregiver Relationship

MethodologyCDSS Measure 4EICWA Placement Preferences

Methodology
CDSS Measure 4E
ICWA Placement Preferences