title: Measuring the cost of caring for a foster child.
abstract: The problem of determining this cost is complex. Total costs include the direct or out-of-pocket costs and indirect costs, or the value of time devoted to rearing foster children. The use of secondary data for estimating coses in local areas is recommended.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001722:Birth Order; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population