Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| Substantiated | OHC (if substantiated) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Sig | No | Yes | Sig | |
| Time Constraints | ||||||
| Allows more than 30 days to complete investigation | 42.14 | 54.36 | *** | 55.87 | 49.48 | + |
| Allows 3+ between removal and initial hearing | 35.25 | 31.82 | 28.83 | 41.42 | *** | |
| Increase in agency workload | 37.80 | 41.10 | 39.89 | 44.99 | ||
| Service Accessibility Constraints | ||||||
| Collaboration with other social institutions | 1.00 (.02) | .98 (.04) | .98 (.05) | .98 (.04) | ||
| Can provide services for unsubstantiated cases | 86.40 | 85.37 | 85.01 | 86.51 | ||
| Service availability | .74 (.02) | .78 (.01) | * | .79 (.02) | .76 (.03) | |
| Community has system of care | 86.29 | 77.70 | *** | 77.19 | 79.35 | |
| Agency lost 25% or more of funding in last 12 months | 5.70 | 4.36 | 3.30 | 7.78 | * | |
| Decision-Making Constraints | ||||||
| Consent decree | 29.76 | 36.02 | * | 35.81 | 36.69 | |
| Structural decision making model | 74.82 | 73.65 | 71.96 | 79.07 | * | |
| Number standardized assessments used | 3.91 (.07) | 4.37 (.09) | *** | 4.36 (.11) | 4.41 (.13) | |
| County Characteristics | ||||||
| % of county black 2008 | 11.67 (.34) | 13.31 (.45) | ** | 13.33 (.55) | 13.26 (.67) | |
| % of county Hispanic 2008 | 18.06 (.64) | 17.41 (.75) | 17.12 (.94) | 18.36 (.90) | ||
| County population 2008 | 3.58 (.06) | 3.64 (.07) | 3.63 (.09) | 3.68 (.09) | ||
| High arrest rate | 18.70 | 22.74 | 22.13 | 24.72 | ||
| High poverty rate | 27.07 | 28.74 | 27.88 | 31.51 | ||
| Caseworker Characteristics | ||||||
| Social Work degree | 26.64 | 27.65 | 28.95 | 23.45 | + | |
| Advanced degree | 23.57 | 30.10 | * | 31.48 | 25.67 | + |
| Years of experience | 5.62 (.24) | 6.53 (.29) | * | 6.56 (.36) | 6.44 (.44) | |
| Average number of new investigations per month - Past 3M | 16.00 (.52) | 15.51 (.64) | 15.40 (.78) | 15.86 (.88) | ||
| Family Risk Factors | ||||||
| CPS history | 31.25 | 21.48 | *** | 20.61 | 24.25 | |
| Caregiver mental health/substance abuse problems | 12.36 | 27.60 | *** | 24.55 | 37.40 | *** |
| Domestic violence | 7.00 | 15.70 | *** | 16.63 | 12.72 | |
| Poor parenting skills | 7.75 | 16.64 | *** | 16.82 | 16.05 | |
| Economic hardship | 3.83 | 3.54 | 3.36 | 4.14 | ||
| Child safety/Child has special needs | 35.29 | 43.19 | ** | 43.94 | 40.76 | |
| Child Demographics | ||||||
| Black | 22.38 | 23.90 | 22.01 | 29.98 | * | |
| Hispanic | 27.21 | 30.13 | 31.36 | 26.15 | ||
| Other race | 7.53 | 7.60 | 8.47 | 4.77 | * | |
| Age | 7.35 (.17) | 6.91 (.21) | 7.07 (.26) | 6.42 (.30) | + | |
Notes: Descriptive statistics are weighted. Cases=5,872. Agencies=85. Counties=83.
+
p<.1
*
p<.05
**
p<.01
***
p<.001