Webinar: Accessing and Using the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2014) Contextual Variables
By ICPSR Staff
When: September 7, 2023 at 1-2PM ET
The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) provides national information about Head Start programs and participants. Over the years, FACES data users have requested geographic information about these data, but specific geographic information cannot be shared due to disclosure risk. To better meet the needs of data users, ACF funded Mathematica to create the FACES 2014 Contextual Variables data file to add community-level FACES 2014 data without increasing the risk of disclosure. This data file includes population and household characteristic variables at the census block group or tract levels to provide context for Head Start center communities. The FACES 2014 Contextual Variables data file is intended to be used with the other FACES 2014 data files. In conjunction with the other FACES 2014 data, these data could be used to, for example, 1) describe the characteristics of neighborhoods where children attend Head Start, 2) describe how children’s experiences or Head Start quality differ by neighborhood characteristics, or 3) explore associations among neighborhoods, Head Start experiences, and child and family well-being. The webinar will provide researchers and analysts with:
- FACES 2014 Contextual Variables data file overview
- FACES 2014 Contextual Variables disclosure risk analysis overview
- Data user resources
- Overview of the Child and Family Data Archive
- Accessing the FACES 2014 Contextual Variables
This webinar will focus on the new FACES 2014 Contextual Variables data file. For more information about the main FACES 2014 study, please visit the study homepage.
Find out more information about the FACES methodology and findings.
Hosts: Child and Family Data Archive at ICPSR, Mathematica, and ACF’s Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation.
For questions, contact archive staff at [email protected].