2020 Current Population Survey-Child Support Supplement

The Current Population Survey-Child Support Supplement (CPS-CSS, Child Support Supplement, (CSS) or Supplement) information collection helps the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) understand the child support landscape and effectiveness of the child support program and helps to inform policy decisions. The CPS-CSS, last conducted in 2023, was added to the CPS in 2006 as part of a data collection series that the federal government started in 1979 in response to a recommendation by the Conference on Issues in Federal Statistical Needs Relating to Women. As in prior years, the Census Bureau, through an interagency agreement with OCSE, collects the information on child support as a supplement to the monthly CPS. The next survey will take place in April 2026. The information collection activities associated with the CPS-CSS are authorized by 13 U.S.C. 182, which allows the Secretary of Commerce to conduct surveys necessary to furnish annual and other interim current data on the subjects covered by the census, and Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, which authorizes OCSE to sponsor the CPS-CSS. This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection. Revisions were made to the CPS-CSS, as described in Attachment A, and to the burden estimates based on the last round of data collection.

The latest form for 2020 Current Population Survey-Child Support Supplement expires 2028-11-30 and can be found here.