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Sample
The sample, which will represent the population of children and families that
enter the child welfare system, will include more than 5,400 children (ages 0 to 14) from 97
child welfare agencies nationwide. The sample was drawn from cases investigated/assessed by
local child protective services (CPS) agencies, and includes both opened and unopened cases.
It includes both children being served in their homes and those in out-of-home care. The sample
was selected from children and families who entered the child welfare system within a 15-month
period (Oct. 1999-Dec.2000), and was designed to allow in-depth analyses of subgroups of special
interest (e.g., young children or adolescents in foster care) while providing national estimates
for the full population of children and families entering the system. The core sample is supplemented
by a sample of 700 children who have been in foster care for a longer period, to allow additional
analysis of issues related to this group.
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