| Element # | Element name | Responses options | Applicable population |
|---|
| 1 | State | 2 digit FIPS code | |
| 2 | Report date | CYYMM | |
| | | CC= century year (i.e., 20) | |
| | | YY = decade year (00–99) | |
| | | MM = month (01–12) | |
| 3 | Record number | Encrypted, unique person identification number | |
| 4 | Date of birth | CCYYMMDD | |
| | | CC= century year (i.e., 20) | |
| | | YY = decade year (00–99) | |
| | | MM = month (01–12) | |
| | | DD= day (01–31) | |
| 5 | Sex | Male | |
| | | Female | |
| 6 | Race—American Indian or Alaska Native | Yes | All youth in served, baseline and follow-up populations. |
| | | No | |
| 7 | Race—Asian | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 8 | Race—Black or African American | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 9 | Race—Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 10 | Race—White | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 11 | Race—Unknown | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 12 | Race—Declined | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 13 | Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Unknown | |
| | | Declined | |
| 14 | Foster care status—services | Yes | Served population only. |
| | | No | |
| 15 | Local agency | FIPS code(s) | |
| | | Centralized unit | |
| 16 | Federally-recognized tribe | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 17 | Adjudicated delinquent | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 18 | Education level | Less than 6th grade | Served population only. |
| | | 6th grade | |
| | | 7th grade | |
| | | 8th grade | |
| | | 9th grade | |
| | | 10th grade | |
| | | 11th grade | |
| | | 12th grade | |
| | | Postsecondary education or training College, at least one semester | |
| 19 | Special education | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 20 | Independent living needs assessment | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 21 | Academic support | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 22 | Post-secondary educational support | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 23 | Career preparation | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 24 | Employment programs or vocational training | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 25 | Budget and financial management | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 26 | Housing education and home management training | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 27 | Health education and risk prevention | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 28 | Family Support/Healthy Marriage Education | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 29 | Mentoring | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 30 | Supervised independent living | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 31 | Room and board financial assistance | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 32 | Education financial assistance | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 33 | Other financial assistance | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 34 | Outcomes reporting status | Youth Participated Youth Declined Parent Declined Youth Incapacitated | Baseline and follow-up populations (with the exception of the response option “not in sample” which is applicable to 19-year olds in the follow-up only). |
| | | Incarcerated | |
| | | Runaway/Missing | |
| | | Unable to locate/invite | |
| | | Death | |
| | | Not in sample | |
| 35 | Date of outcome data collection | CCYYMMDD | Baseline and follow-up populations. |
| | | CC= century year (i.e., 20) | |
| | | YY = decade year (00–99) | |
| | | MM = month (01–12) | |
| | | DD= day (01–31) | |
| 36 | Foster care status-outcomes | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| 37 | Current full-time employment | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 38 | Current part-time employment | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 39 | Employment-related skills | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 40 | Social Security | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 41 | Educational aid | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 42 | Public financial assistance | Yes | Follow-up population not in foster care. |
| | | No | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |
| 43 | Public food assistance | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |
| 44 | Public housing assistance | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |
| 45 | Other financial support | Yes | Baseline and follow-up population. |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 46 | Highest educational certification received | High school diploma/GED | |
| | | Vocational certificate | |
| | | Vocational license | |
| | | Associate's degree | |
| | | Bachelor's degree | |
| | | Higher degree | |
| | | None of the above | |
| | | Declined | |
| 47 | Current enrollment and attendance | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 48 | Connection to adult | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 49 | Homelessness | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 50 | Substance abuse referral | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 51 | Incarceration | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 52 | Children | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Declined | |
| 53 | Marriage at child's birth | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |
| 54 | Medicaid | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Don't know | |
| | | Declined | |
| 55 | Other health insurance coverage | Yes | Baseline and follow-up population. |
| | | No | |
| | | Don't know | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |
| 56 | Health insurance type—medical | Yes | |
| | | Don't know | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |
| 57 | Health insurance type—mental health | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Don't know | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |
| 58 | Health insurance type—prescription drugs | Yes | |
| | | No | |
| | | Don't know | |
| | | Not applicable | |
| | | Declined | |