OPRE has overseen the production of numerous reports that demonstrate and discuss the use of administrative data for research to support social services overseen by ACF. The work ranges across a variety of substantive areas and data systems, and includes a strong focus on the development and analysis of linked administrative data systems. Examples of this work are shared below.
Examining the Interaction between Welfare and Disability: Lessons from an In-Depth Data Analysis
Cheaper, Faster, Better: Are State Administrative Data the Answer?
Family Self-Sufficiency Data Center - Needs Assessment Report
Examining Child Care Subsidy Receipt: An Analysis of Matched NSECE and Illinois Administrative Data
Using Child Welfare Administrative Data in the Permanency Innovations Initiative Evaluation
Using Administrative Data in Social Policy Research
Supporting the Use of Administrative Data in Early Care and Education Research: Resource Series
Child Maltreatment Incidence Data Linkages (CMI Data Linkages), 2017 - 2020
Compendium of Administrative Data Sources for Self-Sufficiency Research