SINGLE MEASURE

Main need of child in care

Sweep Title: Children in need
Dataset: National Pupil Database (NPD)

Question(s)

Child in Need Primary Need Code – The main need which the episode is taking care of.

Response scale

N1 = Abuse or neglect
N2 = Child’s disability/illness
N3 = Parental Disability/illness
N4 = Family in acute stress
N5 = Family dysfunction
N6 = Socially unacceptable
N7 = Low income
N8 = Absent parenting
N9 = Cases other than Children in Need
N0 = Not stated

Participant age 0 - 16
Starts January 2008
Ends January 2022
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Need;
Informant: Education professional
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID npd-2600