Section 3
1995 State Data Tables and State CommentaryThis section contains two parts. The first part presents the SDC Data Tables for 1995. The second part presents clarification of each State's data submission. The reader is urged to consult the State Commentary section when analyzing or comparing the SDC data.
3.1 Data Tables
The Data Tables consist of several sections. Data are presented by State in each section.
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Section I: Background This section presents the estimated population of children younger than 18 years of age for each State and the District of Columbia. Forty of the States reported on the 1995 calendar year; 9 States reported using their State fiscal year; and 2 States reported 1994 data.
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Section II: Report Data This section contains the number of reports of alleged child maltreatment that were referred for investigation, the number of children who were the subject of a report, and the Number of Reports By Source. Forty States counted reports by either incident or the number of families that were the subject of a report; 10 States counted reports based on each child for whom maltreatment was alleged (1 State provided both child-based and incident-based counts); 1 State was not able to provide data on the number of reports. The number of children who were the subject of a report was submitted by each State or was estimated. The rate per 1,000 children who were the subject of a report has been estimated. The rate is based on the duplicated count of children. (See Appendix C: Technical Notes.) Forty-two States reported on the source of reports. Some States collect data on the report sources for substantiated reports only, rather than all reports. Data from these States are not included in this section of the data table.
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Section III: Investigation Data This section includes data on the number of investigations by disposition, the Number of Children Who Were the Subject of an Investigation, the Number of Families That Were the Subject of an Investigation, and the Number of Children by Disposition. Forty-eight States reported on the dispositions of investigations. Forty-nine States reported on children by disposition. Of these, 9 States were unable to provide the number of children who were not substantiated victims of maltreatment. This reflects expungement procedures of the States.
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Section IV: Victim Data This section includes the Number of Victims categorized by Type of Maltreatment:
Physical Abuse, Neglect, Medical Neglect, Sexual Abuse; and Emotional Abuse, Other Abuse, Unknown, and Total Number of Victims Abused. The section also includes data on Age (<1-8), Age (9-18+), Sex, and Race/Ethnicity. Eleven States provided unduplicated counts of victims and the balance of States provided duplicated counts of victims. Forty-nine States reported on types of maltreatment, 45 States reported on age of victims, 46 States reported on sex of victims, 44 States reported on race/ethnicity of victims, and 45 States reported on Child Fatalities. Thirty-five States reported on the Number of Victims who were Removed from their Homes, and fewer States reported on Service-Related Data Items. As noted on the data tables, for Items 11-14, States reported on either only victims (V) or victims and their siblings (VS). -
Section V: Perpetrator Data This section presents data on the number of perpetrators of maltreatment categorized by relationship to the child victim. Half of the States report a perpetrator count based on the number of incidents, and half report numbers of perpetrators based on the number of children in the incident. The number of States able to provide data on perpetrators has increased since the submission of 1994 data.
