Overview

The purpose of the Perceptions of Child Support by Minority Groups: Their Significance and Policy Implications project is to determine the perceptions of the Child Support Enforcement activities among minority groups, specially African American, Hispanic and Indian groups, in order to determine possible inequities and to enable OCSE to design more meaningful and effective policies and programs to better serve the affected minority populations.

The major research questions include: (1) What are the differential perceptions of the child support enforcement program among the target minority populations? (2) What are the key dimensions, contributing factors, and relative significance of these perceptions? (3) What are the policy and programmatic implications of research findings?

The study uses a combination of scientifically valid but cost effective quantitative and qualitative research and analytical methods, including review and analysis of existing research and of relevant data sets from national surveys (e.g., NLSY, SIPP, CPS, Fragile Families and the National Household Survey of American Families, etc.) for survey items related to the study, as well as focus group discussions with African American, Native American, and Hispanic non-custodial fathers.

The project period is 9/28/02–6/30/05 and the point of contacts are Hossein Faris and David Arnaudo. Ask a Question.