SSP-MOE Data Report - Section Four
Number of Families by Stratum for States
that
Report Disaggregated Data Based on a
Stratified Sample
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
General Instruction:
The State agencies are to collect disaggregated data (SSP-MOE Data Report
- Sections One and Two) monthly and report the data quarterly. At State
option, a State may report the disaggregated data in the SSP-MOE Data
Report for its entire caseload or for a sample of families. If a State submits the quarterly data based on
a stratified sample, the State must also submit the total number of families by
stratum for each month of the quarter.
The total number of families by stratum is needed for estimating
purposes (i.e., to weight disaggregated data in estimating totals, averages,
percentages, etc).
This report is not required from a State
that reports the disaggregated date (in the SSP-MOE Data Report _ Sections One
and Two) for its entire caseload or reports the disaggregated data based on a
non-stratified sample.
1) State
FIPS Code: Enter your two-digit State code.
Tribal grantees should leave this field blank.
2) Calendar
Quarter: The four calendar quarters
are as follows:
First quarter .....January - March
Second quarter.... April - June
Third quarter......July - September
Fourth quarter.....October - December
Enter the four-digit year and one-digit
quarter code (in the format YYYYQ) that identifies the calendar year and
quarter for which the data are being reported (e.g., first quarter of 2007 is
entered as "20071").
Information
for Each Stratum
The information for data elements #3
through #5 is required for each stratum that the State uses in its stratified
SSP-MOE sample(s) for the SSP-MOE Data Report – Sections One and Two.
3) SSP-MOE
Data Report Section Indicator: Enter
the 1_digit code that indicates whether the caseload data by stratum is for
active case sample or the closed case sample.
1 = Active Case Sample
2 = Closed Case Sample
4) Stratum:
Guidance:
In designing a
stratified sample, a State divides its universe of families into groups such
that every family is in one and only one of the two or more groups. These groups are referred to as strata. Sampling occurs within each stratum. Valid stratum codes may range from
"00" to "99." A
State with a stratified sample must complete data element five, Total Number of
Families, for each stratum for each reporting month.
Instruction: Enter
the two-digit stratum code.
5) Total
Number of Families: Enter the number
of families receiving assistance for stratum coded in data element 4 under the
Separate State Program for each month of the quarter.
A. First Month: B. Second
Month: C. Third Month: