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Dear Mr. Bailey and SOS-DATA:

I am responding to your question to SOS-DATA regarding data and
studies relating Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
recipients and incidents of child abuse.  The Center for Electronic
Records has in it's custody the AFDC, Household Characteristics Study
for 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1977 in the Records of the Social
Security Administration (Record Group 47).  These data were compiled
as a result of a survey of the characteristics of households receiving
AFDC.  In addition to demographic data collected on parents and children
is a section asking about other social services received by AFDC
receipients.  One of the social service categories is 'protective services
for neglected or abused children.'  Therefore, you can relate the use of
child protective services to the characteristics of AFDC households.

Summary data from the 1975 study for social services data is reported in
the publication 'Aid to Families with Dependent Children: 1975 Recipient
Characteristics Study, Part 4. Social Services' (US Dept of Health,
Education, and Welfare, HEW Publication No. (SSA) 79-11777).  You may
wish to consult with your government documents librarian about the
availability of this publication.

If you are interested in obtaining these data, we can provide an exact
copy (EBCDIC, OS-Label, maximum blocksize=32K), of the reel with the
six data files for $90.00 on 9-track, 6250 bpi or $80.75 on 3480-class
tape cartridge.  Complete documentation consists of 363 pages and is
available for an additional $90.75 ($.25 per page) or is on 7 microfiche
for $8.75 ($1.75 per microfiche).  If you are interested in ordering these
data, please let me know.

I hope this information is useful.

Ted Hull
Center for Electronic Records
National Archives
(301) 713-6645