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Table 14: Cost Effectiveness Ratios, FY 2002

COST EFFECTIVENESS RATIOS, FY 2002
STATES	CSPIA¹	Traditional
ALABAMA	$3.64	$3.36
ALASKA	4.49	3.88
ARIZONA	4.25	3.73
ARKANSAS	2.66	2.42
CALIFORNIA	1.91	1.82
COLORADO	3.66	3.20
CONNECTICUT	3.76	3.48
DELAWARE	3.66	3.22
DIST. OF COL.	2.69	2.21
FLORIDA	4.03	3.51
GEORGIA	4.24	3.78
GUAM	1.64	1.53
HAWAII	6.53	6.02
IDAHO	5.29	4.80
ILLINOIS	2.80	2.62
INDIANA	7.80	7.49
IOWA	5.63	5.35
KANSAS	2.61	2.35
KENTUCKY	4.71	4.47
LOUISIANA	4.87	4.56
MAINE	4.28	4.07
MARYLAND	4.19	3.91
MASSACHUSETTS	5.77	5.50
MICHIGAN	4.59	4.54
MINNESOTA	4.05	3.92
MISSISSIPPI	7.12	6.74
MISSOURI	4.63	4.39
MONTANA	4.10	3.48
NEBRASKA	2.87	2.78
NEVADA	2.87	2.28
NEW HAMPSHIRE	4.37	4.06
NEW JERSEY	4.83	4.56
NEW MEXICO	1.46	1.31
NEW YORK	4.49	4.20
NORTH CAROLINA	4.43	4.09
NORTH DAKOTA	4.71	4.31
OHIO	4.81	4.69
OKLAHOMA	2.80	2.52
OREGON	5.85	5.35
PENNSYLVANIA	6.85	6.64
PUERTO RICO	6.27	6.06
RHODE ISLAND	4.52	4.20
SOUTH CAROLINA	5.87	5.57
SOUTH DAKOTA	7.59	6.81
TENNESSEE	4.50	4.15
TEXAS	5.41	5.08
UTAH	3.89	3.61
VERMONT	3.93	3.72
VIRGIN ISLANDS	1.58	1.36
VIRGINIA	6.34	5.73
WASHINGTON	4.95	4.65
WEST VIRGINIA	4.87	4.60
WISCONSIN	6.11	5.90
WYOMING	5.00	4.56
TOTALS	$4.13	$3.88
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).
¹This 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.

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