Attachment A. Proposed Changes to the 2023 CPS-CSS

Attachment A

Proposed Changes to the 2023 CPS-CSS
Survey Question #	Survey Question	Delete/ Revise/ Add
PRESUPP	The next set of questions are about children who do not live with both of their parents.	Revise
S102PR	I have listed that (Name of children on the roster born before 1/1/2020) (is/are all) under the age of. (Does (CHILD)/Do ANY of these children) have a parent who does not live in this house?	Delete
S102	Which of these children have a parent who lives outside this house?	Delete
S103c(CM)	Did (you/(CHILD)'s (mother/father)) ever have any type of child support agreement or ever attempt to have any type of child support agreement with (CHILD)'s (mother/father)?
S104b	What is (name)'s relationship to (CHILD)?	Delete
S253	In what year did you FIRST (have this understanding/have this agreement)?	Revise
S271	Have you and (CHILD's/the children's) (father/mother) ever AGREED to change the amount of child support that (he/she) is supposed to pay(?/ WITHOUT going through a judge or legal process?)	Delete
S273	In what year was (CHILD's/the children's) (father/mother) supposed to begin paying the new amount?	Delete
S275	What month was that?	Delete
S301	Why was that?	Delete
S303	And during 2019, were any of these payments SUPPOSED to be sent to you:	Revise
S321s	Please specify	Delete
S343Pre	Did you receive welfare or public assistance sometimes called TANF or [state fill for local TANF program] between January 1 and December 31, 2019?	Delete
S343	Someone receiving welfare or public assistance or [state fill for local TANF name] may also get child support each month. This money is sometimes called a bonus or a pass through. This child support bonus may come with a welfare check or in a separate check. Between January 1 and December 31, 2019, was ANY child support passed on to you by a welfare agency for (CHILD)?	Delete
S343a	What is the ANNUAL amount of bonus or pass through payments you received in 2019?	Delete
S377A	Here are some reasons a parent might not have a legal arrangement about child support. Please tell me which of these reasons describe why YOU do NOT have a legal arrangement about child support for (CHILD) Was it because: (If AGE of Child > 17) (CHILD) was too old for child support	Delete
S377b-d	I am going to read a list of reasons a parent might not have a legal agreement about child support. Please tell me which of these reasons describe why YOU do NOT have a legal agreement about child support for (CHILD).	Revise
S377I	And was the reason you do NOT have a legal arrangement about child support because: I. You did not have a legal ruling about who the father was, that is, you did not legally establish paternity	Delete
S378	Why did you not have a legal agreement about child support for (child)?	Delete
S379	Other than the reason you have already told me about, was there any other reason why you do not have a legal agreement or court order about child support for (CHILD)?	Delete
S380	What was that?	Delete
S401	I am going to read a list of reasons a parent might not have contacted a child support office. Please tell me which of these reasons describes why YOU have NOT contacted a child support office.	Add
S401s	Please specify.	Add
S402A-H	Which of the following things were you in contact with a child support office about:	Revise
S403	How were you in contact with the child support office?	Add
S403a	Do you currently have an open case with a child support office?	Add
S404	Was it easy or hard to work with the child support office?	Add
S404a	I am going to read a list of reasons why a parent might find it hard to work with a child support office. Please tell me which of these reasons describes why YOU find it hard to work with a child support office.	Add
S404as	Please specify.	Add
S404b	Do you have suggestions on how to improve the services offered by the child support office?	Add
S404be	Please explain.	Add
S701	Is this your first marriage, or have you been married before?	Delete
S702	In what year did your separation take place?	Delete
S703	Have you ever been divorced?	Delete
S713	Were you married when all of the following children were born (NAME EACH CUSTODIAL CHILD)?	Add
S713A-J	Which of your children were born when you were not married?	Add