TANF Data
Report - Section Four
Number of
Families by Stratum for
States that
Report Data Based on a Stratified Sample
INSTRUCTIONS
AND DEFINITIONS
General
Instruction: The State
agency or Tribal grantee is to collect disaggregated data (TANF Data Report -
Sections One and Two) monthly and report the data quarterly. At State (Tribal) option, a State (Tribe) may
report the disaggregated data in the TANF Data Report for its entire caseload
or for a sample of families. If a State
(Tribe) submits the quarterly data based on a stratified sample, the State
(Tribe) must also submit the total number of families by stratum for each month
of the quarter. The total number of
families by stratum is needed for estimating purposes (i.e., to weight
disaggregated data in estimating totals, averages, percentages, etc).
This report
is not required from a State (Tribe) that reports the disaggregated data (in
TDR – Sections One and Two) for its entire caseload or reports the
disaggregated data based on a non-stratified sample.
1. State FIPS Code: Enter your
two-digit State code. Tribal grantees
should leave this field blank.
2. Tribal Code: For Tribal grantees
only, enter the three-digit Tribal code that represents your Tribe (See
Appendix E of the TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual for a complete
listing of Tribal Codes). State agencies
should leave this field blank.
3. Calendar Quarter: The four calendar quarters are as follows:
First
quarter .....January - March
Second
quarter.... April - June
Third quarter......July
- September
Fourth
quarter.....October - December
Enter the
four-digit year and one-digit quarter code (in the format YYYYQ) that
identifies the calendar year and quarter for which the data are being reported
(e.g., first quarter of 2007 is entered as "20071").
INFORMATION
FOR EACH STRATA
The
information for data elements #4 through #6 are required for each stratum that
the State (Tribe) uses in its stratified TANF sample(s) for TDR – Sections One
and Two.
4. TDR Section Indicator: Enter the 1-digit code that indicates whether
the caseload data by stratum is for active case sample (TDR – Section one) or
for the closed case sample (TDR – Section two).
1 = Active Case Sample
2 = Closed
Case Sample
5. Stratum:
Guidance: In designing a stratified sample, a State
(Tribe) divides its universe of families into groups such that every family is
in one and only one of the two or more groups.
These groups are referred to as strata.
Sampling occurs within each stratum.
Valid stratum codes may range from "00" to
"99." A State (Tribe) with a
stratified sample must complete data element six, Total Number of Families, for
each stratum for each reporting month.
Instruction: Enter the two-digit stratum code.
6. Total Number of Families: Enter the number of families receiving
assistance for stratum coded in data element 5 under the State (Tribal) TANF
Program for each month of the quarter.
A. First
Month: B. Second Month: C.
Third Month: