Background
To measure the outcomes of youth transitioning out of foster care, states are required to administer the NYTD survey to cohorts of youth at ages 17, 19 and 21. The Children’s Bureau is pleased to release the following NYTD data highlights that compare the outcomes reported by youth in the second NYTD cohort at ages 17 and 19. Although most outcomes reported by Cohort 2 respondents at ages 17 and 19 were similar to outcomes reported by Cohort 1 youth at ages 17 and 19, this brief also highlights those outcomes where some notable differences were found.
Response rates for both cohorts of baseline (age 17) and follow-up (age 19) surveys varied widely by state. To account for the variation, the Children’s Bureau employed a weighting methodology to the NYTD survey responses to identify and correct potential nonresponse bias. All results were weighted to represent each of the two cohorts of 17- year-olds identified at baseline as being eligible to take the NYTD survey in federal fiscal years (FFY) 2011 and 2014. All survey response percentages reported in this data brief are weighted estimates.
