Department of Statistics, The Ohio State University
Statistics and Biostatistics Colloquium Series

Project Background: The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (OJFS) develops and oversees programs designed to help families in the state of Ohio gain access to child care services. Part of this effort involves financial assistance to low-income families in the form of tuition subsidies. The state must determine reasonable subsidy rates based on the unsubsidized rates providers charge private customers. Goals of Project: *To develop reasonable estimates of the distribution of unsubsidized rates charged within service categories defined by the age of the children serviced and the number of service hours provided per month.
*To identify, if they exist, unique market sectors or regions within the state where the distributions of unsubsidized rates are both statistically and meaningfully different across the regions.
*To estimate the 60th percentile of the rate distributions within each region.
The Ohio State University Center for Survey Research and the Statistical Consulting Service teamed to design and execute the 2004 survey and analyze the subsidized rate data. ODJFS has asked OSU to conduct and analyze a new survey in the fall of 2005. This seminar will present the results of the 2004 survey and discuss the proposed work for the 2005 survey.

Meet the speaker in Room 212 Cockins Hall at 4:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.