Table 2.

Percent of Definitional Aspects By Cluster

	State	Percent By Cluster
Definitional Aspect	Count	Minimal	Cornerstones	Expanded
NIS-4 Physical Neglect
Medical Care Delay or Failure	47	80%	100%	80%
Inadequate Nutrition	43	53%	100%	80%
Inadequate Supervision	37	87%	71%	40%
Abandonment/Refusal of Custody	36	67%	74%	60%
Inadequate Shelter	35		100%	40%
Inadequate Clothing	31		90%	40%
Illegal Transfer of Custody	8	20%		40%
Other Refusal of Custody (runaway)	2
Inadequate Personal Hygiene	2
NIS-4 Educational Neglect
Failure to Register/Enroll	6	20%		20%
Permitted Chronic Truancy	2
NIS-4 Emotional Neglect
Exposure to Maladaptive Environments	19	20%	48%	20%
Refusal to Seek Care for Emotional Problem	8			80%
Refusal to Provide Care for Emotional Problem	5			80%
Knowingly Permitting Substance Abuse	3			40%
Domestic Violence	2
Exclusions
General Religious Exemption	33	80%	61%	40%
Involuntary Neglect	21		52%	60%
Specific Religious Exemption	2			20%
Categories from Literature
Threat of Harm Enough	34	20%	87%	80%
Child-Focused Definition	21	47%	35%	60%
Substance Exposed Infant	12		32%	20%
Exposure to Drug Activity	10			60%

Note: Categories with fewer than 2 states’ endorsement were not included in the analysis.

Values less than 20% are not presented; Values above 80% are bolded for ease of interpretation.