Children Receiving Care and Support Census (CRCS)
The CRCS collects data on children (under the age of 18) who have a care and support plan across Wales, United Kingdom, replacing the Children in Need Wales (CINW) census in 2016. Data is submitted to the Welsh Government annually, and data can be linked to other administrative data. As of 2022, the dataset included over 17,000 children.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
17,857 (participants as of 2022)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
< 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
Welsh Government (Government, Wales)
Links
healthdatagateway.org/en/dataset/330
adruk.org/data-access/flagship-datasets/children-receiving-care-and-support-census/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)
Health and Care Research Wales (Research council, United Kingdom)
Wales Instistute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) (Academic, United Kingdom)
Welsh Government (Government, Wales)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Social care data
Engagement
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