Instructions and Tips for Running the CFSR Round 4 Statewide Data Indicators Syntax

Learn to use the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance for a state on all or selected statewide data indicators.

Publication year: 2022
Author:
Capacity Building Center for States

Description

Offers detailed instructions for using Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance for an individual state on all or selected statewide data indicators. This guide presents information on how to prepare files, run syntax using data submissions from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System and the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, conduct data quality checks, and avoid common errors.

For a high-level summary, review the Center’s publication, Overview of How to Run the CFSR Round 4 Statewide Data Indicators Syntax 

The CFSR Round 4 Statewide Data Indicator Syntax files are available from the Children’s Bureau’s website. If you would like to receive an email with the syntax files or support for running the syntax, send an email to capacityinfo@icfi.com with “CFSR Round 4 Syntax” in the subject line.

Suggested Citation

Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. (2022). Overview of how to run the CFSR round 4 statewide data indicators syntax for data quality checks and observed performance. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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