Child and Family Phone Interview Referrals from Ontario 2008-2013

Telephone interview data for children and families referred to Ontario's Ministry of Children and Youth Services. The dataset covers client age, gender, and MCYS region, extracted from annual reports spanning 2008 to 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyze referral patterns across MCYS regions by client age and gender.
• Model demographic trends in service intake using age and gender variables.
• Profile client distributions by MCYS region for resource planning.

Strengths

• Data sourced directly from official BCFPI Annual Reports.
• Covers a six-year time range from 2008 to 2013.

Limitations

• Row count and sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is temporally stale, with the latest reports from 2013.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

Extracted from structured telephone interview reports.

Time Range

2008-2013

Freshness

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Geography

Ontario, Canada (MCYS regions)