Child File Data Elements

OMB No. 0970-0424

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

Child File Data Elements

Field Child Data Element Long Name (Short Name)
I. REPORT DATA
1	Submission Year (SUBYR)
2	State/Territory (STATERR)
3	Report ID (RPTID)
4	Child ID (CHID)
5	County of Investigation/Assessment (RPTCNTY)
6	Report Date (RPTDT)
7	Investigation Start Date (INVDATE)
8	Report Source (RPTSRC)
9	Report Disposition (RPTDISP)
10	Report Disposition Date (RPTDISDT)
11	Notifications (NOTIFS)
II. CHILD DATA
12	Child Age at Report (CHAGE)
13	Child Date of Birth (CHBDATE)
14	Child Sex (CHSEX)
15	Child Race American Indian or Alaska Native (CHRACAI)
16	Child Race Asian (CHRACAS)
17	Child Race Black or African American (CHRACBL)
18	Child Race Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (CHRACNH)
19	Child Race White (CHRACWH)
20	Child Race Unable to Determine (CHRACUD)
21	Child Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity (CHETHN)
22	Child County of Residence (CHCNTY)
23	Living Arrangement (CHLVNG)
24	Military Family Member (CHMIL)
25	Prior Victim (CHPRIOR)
III. MALTREATMENT DATA
26	Maltreatment-1 Type (CHMAL1)
27	Maltreatment-1 Disposition Level (MAL1LEV)
28	Maltreatment-2 Type (CHMAL2)
29	Maltreatment-2 Disposition Level (MAL2LEV)
30	Maltreatment-3 Type (CHMAL3)
31	Maltreatment-3 Disposition Level (MAL3LEV)
32	Maltreatment-4 Type (CHMAL4)
33	Maltreatment-4 Disposition Level (MAL4LEV)
34	Maltreatment Death (MALDEATH)
IV. CHILD RISK FACTOR DATA
35	Alcohol Abuse-Child (CDALC)
36	Drug Abuse-Child (CDDRUG)
37	Intellectual Disability-Child (CDRTRD)
38	Emotional Disturbance-Child (CDEMOTNL)
39	Visual or Hearing Impairment-Child (CDVISUAL)
40	Learning Disability-Child (CDLEARN)
41	Physical Disability-Child (CDPHYS)
42	Behavior Problem-Child (CDBEHAV)
43	Other Medical Condition-Child (CDMEDICL)
V. CAREGIVER RISK FACTOR DATA
44	Alcohol Abuse-Caregiver(S) (FCALC)
45	Drug Abuse-Caregiver(S) (FCDRUG)
46	Intellectual Disability-Caregiver(S) (FCRTRD)
47	Emotional Disturbance-Caregiver(S) (FCEMOTNL)
48	Visual or Hearing Impairment-Caregiver(S) (FCVISUAL)
49	Learning Disability-Caregiver(S) (FCLEARN)
50	Physical Disability-Caregiver(S) (FCPHYS)

Field Child Data Element Long Name (Short Name)
51	Other Medical Condition-Caregiver(S) (FCMEDICL)
52	Domestic Violence (FCVIOL)
53	Inadequate Housing (FCHOUSE)
54	Financial Problem (FCMONEY)
55	Public Assistance (FCPUBLIC)
VI. SERVICES PROVIDED DATA
56	Post Investigation Services (POSTSERV)
57	Service Date (SERVDATE)
58	Family Support Services (FAMSUP)
59	Family Preservation Services (FAMPRES)
60	Foster Care Services (FOSTERCR)
61	Removal Date (RMVDATE)
62	Juvenile Court Petition (JUVPET)
63	Petition Date (PETDATE)
64	Court-Appointed Representative (COCHREP)
65	Adoption Services (ADOPT)
66	Case Management Services (CASEMANG)
67	Counseling Services (COUNSEL)
68	Daycare Services-Child (DAYCARE)
69	Educational and Training Services (EDUCATN)
70	Employment Services (EMPLOY)
71	Family Planning Services (FAMPLAN)
72	Health-Related and Home Health Services (HEALTH)
73	Home-Based Services (HOMEBASE)
74	Housing Services (HOUSING)
75	Independent and Transitional Living Services (TRANSLIV)
76	Information and Referral Services (INFOREF)
77	Legal Services (LEGAL)
78	Mental Health Services (MENTHLTH)
79	Pregnancy and Parenting Services for Young Parents (PREGPAR)
80	Respite Care Services (RESPITE)
81	Special Services-Disabilities (SSDISABL)
82	Special Services-Juvenile Delinquent (SSDELINQ)
83	Substance Abuse Services (SUBABUSE)
84	Transportation Services (TRANSPRT)
85	Other Services (OTHERSV)
VII. STAFF DATA
86	Worker ID (WRKRID)
87	Supervisor ID (SUPRVID)
VIII. PERPETRATORS DATA
88	Perpetrator-1 ID (PER1ID)
89	Perpetrator-1 Relationship (PER1REL)
90	Perpetrator-1 As a Parent (PER1PRNT)
91	Perpetrator-1 As a Caregiver (PER1CR)
92	Perpetrator-1 Age at Report (PER1AGE)
93	Perpetrator-1 Sex (PER1SEX)
94	Perpetrator-1 Race American Indian or Alaska Native (P1RACAI)
95	Perpetrator-1 Race Asian (P1RACAS)
96	Perpetrator-1 Race Black or African American (P1RACBL)
97	Perpetrator-1 Race Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (P1RACNH)
98	Perpetrator-1 Race White (P1RACWH)
99	Perpetrator-1 Race Unable to Determine (P1RACUD)
100	Perpetrator-1 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity (PER1ETHN)
101	Perpetrator-1 Military Member (PER1MIL)
102	Perpetrator-1 Prior Abuser (PER1PIOR)
103	Perpetrator-1 Maltreatment-1 (PER1MAL1)
104	Perpetrator-1 Maltreatment-2 (PER1MAL2)
105	Perpetrator-1 Maltreatment-3 (PER1MAL3)

Field Child Data Element Long Name (Short Name)
106	Perpetrator-1 Maltreatment-4 (PER1MAL4)
107	Perpetrator-2 Id (PER2ID)
108	Perpetrator-2 Relationship (PER2REL)
109	Perpetrator-2 As a Parent (PER2PRNT)
110	Perpetrator-2 As a Caregiver (PER2CR)
111	Perpetrator-2 Age at Report (PER2AGE)
112	Perpetrator-2 Sex (PER2SEX)
113	Perpetrator-2 Race American Indian or Alaska Native (P2RACAI)
114	Perpetrator-2 Race Asian (P2RACAS)
115	Perpetrator-2 Race Black or African American (P2RACBL)
116	Perpetrator-2 Race Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (P2RACNH)
117	Perpetrator-2 Race White (P2RACWH)
118	Perpetrator-2 Race Unable to Determine (P2RACUD)
119	Perpetrator-2 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity (PER2ETHN)
120	Perpetrator-2 Military Member (PER2MIL)
121	Perpetrator-2 Prior Abuser (PER2PIOR)
122	Perpetrator-2 Maltreatment-1 (PER2MAL1)
123	Perpetrator-2 Maltreatment-2 (PER2MAL2)
124	Perpetrator-2 Maltreatment-3 (PER2MAL3)
125	Perpetrator-2 Maltreatment-4 (PER2MAL4)
126	Perpetrator-3 Id (PER3ID)
127	Perpetrator-3 Relationship (PER3REL)
128	Perpetrator-3 As a Parent (PER3PRNT)
129	Perpetrator-3 As a Caregiver (PER3CR)
130	Perpetrator-3 Age at Report (PER3AGE)
131	Perpetrator-3 Sex (PER3SEX)
132	Perpetrator-3 Race American Indian or Alaska Native (P3RACAI)
133	Perpetrator-3 Race Asian (P3RACAS)
134	Perpetrator-3 Race Black or African American (P3RACBL)
135	Perpetrator-3 Race Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (P3RACNH)
136	Perpetrator-3 Race White (P3RACWH)
137	Perpetrator-3 Race Unable to Determine (P3RACUD)
138	Perpetrator-3 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity (PER3ETHN)
139	Perpetrator-3 Military Member (PER3MIL)
140	Perpetrator-3 Prior Abuser (PER3PIOR)
141	Perpetrator-3 Maltreatment-1 (PER3MAL1)
142	Perpetrator-3 Maltreatment-2 (PER3MAL2)
143	Perpetrator-3 Maltreatment-3 (PER3MAL3)
144	Perpetrator-3 Maltreatment-4 (PER3MAL4)
IX. ADDITIONAL FIELDS
145	AFCARS ID (AFCARSID)
146	Incident Date (INCIDDT)
147	Report Time (RPTTM)
148	Investigation Start Time (INVSTRTM)
149	Date of Death (DEATHDT)
150	Foster Care Discharge Date (FCDCHDT)
151	Has a Plan of Safe Care (PLNSFCR)
152	Referral to Appropriate Services (REFRCARA)