Table 14: COST EFFECTIVENESS RATIOS, FY 2001

Data Preview Report - September 2002

Table 14
COST EFFECTIVENESS RATIOS, FY 2001
STATES	CSPIA*	Traditional
ALABAMA	$4.01	$3.69
ALASKA	4.14	3.53
ARIZONA	4.12	3.63
ARKANSAS	2.83	2.57
CALIFORNIA	2.61	2.46
COLORADO	3.58	3.12
CONNECTICUT	3.86	3.57
DELAWARE	2.93	2.46
DIST. OF COL.	2.26	1.90
FLORIDA	3.60	3.16
GEORGIA	3.96	3.52
GUAM	1.33	1.22
HAWAII	6.16	5.84
IDAHO	4.62	4.05
ILLINOIS	2.50	2.36
INDIANA	6.34	6.04
IOWA	5.27	5.00
KANSAS	2.51	2.30
KENTUCKY	4.08	3.87
LOUISIANA	4.38	4.11
MAINE	6.01	5.71
MARYLAND	4.22	3.94
MASSACHUSETTS	5.14	4.89
MICHIGAN	4.82	4.77
MINNESOTA	4.13	4.00
MISSISSIPPI	5.96	5.62
MISSOURI	3.81	3.62
MONTANA	3.91	3.32
NEBRASKA	3.35	3.29
NEVADA	3.24	2.53
NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.40	4.99
NEW JERSEY	5.27	4.97
NEW MEXICO	1.07	0.96
NEW YORK	5.07	4.76
NORTH CAROLINA	4.04	3.71
NORTH DAKOTA	4.19	3.93
OHIO	4.23	4.07
OKLAHOMA	2.90	2.60
OREGON	6.63	6.04
PENNSYLVANIA	6.98	6.78
PUERTO RICO	5.51	5.32
RHODE ISLAND	4.23	3.94
SOUTH CAROLINA	4.60	4.35
SOUTH DAKOTA	7.72	6.91
TENNESSEE	4.99	4.61
TEXAS	5.23	4.92
UTAH	3.69	3.41
VERMONT	3.90	3.65
VIRGIN ISLANDS	1.12	0.96
VIRGINIA	6.12	5.49
WASHINGTON	4.55	4.27
WEST VIRGINIA	4.64	4.32
WISCONSIN	6.06	5.87
WYOMING	4.09	3.72
TOTALS	$4.18	$3.92
Source: The CSPIA formula equals, forms OCSE-34A, lines 5 + 8 +13 / OCSE-396A line 9 (A+C) - 1b (A+C).
The traditional formula equals, forms OCSE-34A line 8 / OCSE-396A, line 9 (A+C).
*This is the ratio that will be used under the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA).
Note: No assumption is made regarding data reliability.