Table 2.

Comparison of latent child maltreatment policy factor scores across jurisdiction clusters identified through 2021 policy data from the State Child Abuse & Neglect Policies Database.

	Cluster 1 (n=12), mean (SD)	Cluster 2 (n=6), mean (SD)	Cluster 3 (n=23), mean (SD)	Cluster 4 (n=11), mean (SD)	P valuea
Definition	0.51 (1.19)	0.00 (1.09)	–0.43 (0.58)	0.34 (1.15)	.03
Reporting	1.05 (0.42)	–1.37 (0.37)	–0.53 (0.44)	0.69 (0.83)	<.001
Alternative response	0.74 (0.76)	–0.03 (0.79)	0.12 (0.95)	–1.05 (0.23)	<.001

^aP values are based on 1-way ANOVA tests.