2024 SIPP: Minor Inconsistencies in Child Care Data

There are some inconsistencies in the use of a HeadStart Nursery and HeadStart for child care between the child level (RNURHS and RHEADST) and the parent level (ENURHS and EHEADST). In some instances, the child and parent are in universe for HeadStart Nursery incorrectly and out of universe for HeadStart incorrectly. Additionally, there are inconsistencies in the reporting of before- or after-school care (RPROG), where some cases are incorrectly classified as in-universe for this item. These inconsistencies are also apparent in the corresponding allocation status flags for children (ARNURHS, ARHEADST, ARPROG) and parents (ANURHS and AHEADST). Data users should be aware of these inconsistencies when analyzing Child Care data.

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