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Autor/inn/en | Settles, Barbara H.; und weitere |
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Institution | Delaware Univ., Newark. |
Titel | How to Measure the Cost of Foster Family Care. [Report No.: DHEW-OHDS-77-30126 |
Quelle | (1977), (64 Seiten)
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Child Rearing; Cost Effectiveness; Cost Estimates; Databases; Family Income; Family Structure; Foster Children; Foster Family; Geographic Regions; Living Standards; Measurement Techniques; National Surveys; Parent Attitudes; Rural Areas; Statistical Data; Urban Areas |
Abstract | This report presents a method for measuring the cost of foster family care in local areas through use of governmental and other available data on costs relating to non-foster children. The cost measurement procedures used, for which 32 pages of tables and worksheet forms are provided, are designed to measure average costs in a particular area (excluding social service and agency administration costs). Direct and indirect costs are defined and discussed at length. The source of direct cost data presented is a U. S. Department of Agriculture estimate of the direct costs of raising a child to age 18, at economy, low cost and moderate cost levels, for rural farm, rural non-farm and urban families in the four U. S. census regions: North Central, South, Northeast and West. This estimate, based on 1960-61 data, is adjusted through the government's Consumer Price Index (tables included). Average costs are given, per region and degree of urbanization, for: food, clothing, housing, medical care, education, transportation and other costs. Use of such existing data bases is strongly recommended for estimating direct costs, although local differences may necessitate some primary data-gathering. Local surveys may also be needed to determine the indirect costs (the dollar value of parental time). (BF) |
Anmerkungen | U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, P. O. Box 1182, Washington, D.C. 20013 (free of charge) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |