SSP-MOE Data Report - Section Four
Number of Families by Stratum for States
that
Report Disaggregated Data Based on a Stratified Sample
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
General
Instruction: The State agencies are to collect
disaggregated data (SSP-MOE Data Report - Sections One and Two) monthly and
report the data quarterly. At State option, a State may report the disaggregated
data in the SSP-MOE Data Report for its entire caseload or for a sample of
families. If a State submits the
quarterly data based on a stratified sample, the State 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 that reports the disaggregated date (in the SSP-MOE
Data Report _ 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) 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 Stratum
The information
for data elements #3 through #5 is required for each stratum that the State
uses in its stratified SSP-MOE sample(s) for the SSP-MOE Data Report – Sections
One and Two.
3) SSP-MOE
Data Report Section Indicator: Enter
the 1_digit code that indicates whether the caseload data by stratum is for
active case sample or the closed case sample.
1 = Active Case Sample
2 = Closed Case Sample
4) Stratum:
Guidance: In designing a stratified sample, a State
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 with a
stratified sample must complete data element five, Total Number of Families,
for each stratum for each reporting month.
Instruction: Enter the two-digit stratum code.
5) Total
Number of Families: Enter the number
of families receiving assistance for stratum coded in data element 4 under the
Separate State Program for each month of the quarter.
A. First
Month: B. Second Month: C.
Third Month:
This document was last modified on
Aug- 7-2008
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