Using Administrative Data in Social Policy Research

Publication Date: August 29, 2016

Topics: Abuse, Neglect, Adoption & Foster Care , Child Care , Early Head Start , Head Start , Home Visiting , Self-Sufficiency, Welfare & Employment , Strengthening Families, Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood

Types: Report | Research

Projects: Methods Inquiries, 2013-2022

Topics: Child Welfare , Child Care , Early Childhood , Early Head Start , Head Start , Home Visiting , Economic Mobility , Self-Sufficiency , Employment/Jobs , Welfare Reform , Families , Fatherhood , Marriage

Tags: Adoption , Child Abuse & Neglect , Foster Care , Housing , Reporting , Research , Social Services , Trauma , Trauma-Informed Care , Child Development , Child Support , Communities , Cultural Sensitivity , Education , Eligibility , Grants , Partnerships , Poverty , Program Funding , Whole Family Approaches , Evidence-based Approaches , Home Visiting , Case Management , Child Welfare , Health , Tribal , Benefits , Capacity Building , Career Pathways/Training , Rural Areas , Community Development , Financial Literacy , Employer Responsibilities , Homelessness , Prevention & Intervention , Prisoner Reentry , Public Awareness , Work Requirements , Economic Mobility , Employment/Jobs , Teen Pregnancy , Violence , Dating Violence , Domestic Violence , Sexual Assault , Youth , Youth Positive Development

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Administrative data have the potential to help us answer pressing social policy questions. Government stakeholders and researchers are exploring the promises of using administrative data for research purposes.

This brief summarizes an Innovative Methods Meeting that was organized by OPRE in the fall of 2015 that considered the potential benefits and pitfalls of using administrative data for research purposes.

Topics included:

Promises and challenges
Balancing access to data with maintaining confidentiality
Innovative applications
Working with administrative data
Federal efforts and future directions

Files

Using Administrative Data in Social Policy Research.pdf

Last Reviewed Date: December 18, 2018