Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2014) Contextual Variables Data File, United States, 2014-2017 (ICPSR 38861)
Version Date: Sep 28, 2023 View help for published
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United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38861.v1
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FACES provides national information about Head Start programs and participants. Beginning in 1997, a series of nationally representative samples of Head Start children and their families, classrooms, and programs has described the population served by Head Start; staff qualifications, credentials, and opinions; Head Start classroom practices and quality measures; and the experiences and well-being of children and families. FACES studies have included assessments that measure children's cognitive skills, social-emotional skills, and physical status; observations of classroom quality; and surveys of children's parents, teachers, center directors, and program directors.
The Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2014) Contextual Variables Data File contains 28 contextual, community-level variables about 399 Head Start centers included in the FACES 2014 study sample. It does not contain data collected as part of the FACES 2014 study; instead, it contains information from publicly available data sources and is designed to merge with other FACES 2014 data files to enhance the understanding of Head Start center communities. The contextual variables data describe characteristics of the census tract or block group in which Head Start centers are located.
The contextual variables include three index variables constructed by research institutions, 24 demographic and socioeconomic variables derived from the American Community Survey (ACS), and a measure of rural/urban status from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The FACES 2014 Contextual Variables Data File is intended to be used with the other FACES 2014 data files. For example, in conjunction with the other FACES 2014 data, these data could be used to:
- describe the characteristics of neighborhoods where children attend Head Start,
- describe how children's experiences or Head Start quality differ by neighborhood characteristics, or
- explore associations among neighborhoods, Head Start experiences, and child and family well-being.
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Geographic Coverage View help for Geographic Coverage
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Census tract
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This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, the FACES 2014 Contextual Variables data are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reason for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.
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Study Purpose View help for Study Purpose
Provide contextual variables to describe characteristics of the community in which Head Start centers are located.
Study Design View help for Study Design
To link sources of the contextual variables to Head Start centers, the data producers first had to identify each center's census tract or block group. Using the SmartyStreets (now Smarty) geocoding service, data producers converted center addresses into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude). The next step was to manually locate centers with addresses that could not be geocoded successfully through SmartyStreets using Google Maps and record their latitude and longitude values. All contextual variables are at the census tract level with the exception of the area deprivation index variable, CON_ADI_NATRANK, which is set at the census block group level.
To protect the privacy of FACES 2014 respondents, the data producers also conducted a disclosure risk analysis and reduced the number of distinct codes for each variable.
Please refer to the User's Manual for additional information.
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The Head Start programs participating in FACES 2014 were a probability sample selected from among 2,900 study-eligible programs on the 2012-2013 Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) (the 2012-2013 PIR was used for the 2014-2015 sample and the 2014-2015 PIR was used for the 2017 sample). To be eligible for the study, a program had to be in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, be providing services directly to children ages 3 to 5, and not be in imminent danger of losing its grantee status. Furthermore, programs under the Migrant and Seasonal Worker program or American Indian and Alaska Native program were not eligible.
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Data Source View help for Data Source
2015 Social Deprivation Index by the Robert Graham Center
2015 Child Opportunity Index from diversitydatakids.org
Demographic and socioeconomic variables from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau
2015 Area Deprivation Index by the Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2010 Rural Urban Commuting Area Code by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Description of Variables View help for Description of Variables
- The 2015 Area Deprivation Index (ADI)
- The 2015 Social Deprivation Index (SDI)
- The 2015 Child Opportunity Index (COI)
- The 2010 primary Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code
- Percentage of population less than 5, between 5 and 17, and 65 and older
- Percentage of population that is White, Black, Hispanic
- Percentage of population foreign born
- Percentage of population that speak a language other than English at home
- Percentage of families in single parent households; percentage of families in single mother households
- Percentage of persons age 25 or older with a four-year degree, with less than a high school diploma
- Percentage of civilian labor force unemployed
- Percentage of persons in poverty
- Percentage of households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Percentage of workers using public transit
- Percentage of total housing units that are occupied by renters, without a phone, and without a car
- Median age of population, household income, value of housing unit, rent, and monthly cost of units with a mortgage
Original Release Date View help for Original Release Date
2023-09-28
Version History View help for Version History
2023-09-28 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions. Restricted data files are not available for direct download from the website; click on the Restricted Data button to learn more.