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Adoption Exhibit 39
Special Needs Status of Children In Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes,
Classified by Title IV-E Eligibility, 1993 VCIS Survey

1993 Reporting States One or More Special Needs Total Children Awaiting Adoption Percent Special Needs One or More Special Needs, IV-E Eligible Total Children IV-E Eligible Percent Special Needs IV-E Eligible (2)
Alabama 93 131 71.0% 12 16 75.0%
Alaska            
Arizona            
Arkansas 95 108 88.0%      
California            
Colorado            
Connecticut            
Delaware            
D.C.            
Florida            
Georgia 231 297 77.8% 93 119 78.2%
Hawaii            
Idaho 4 7 57.1% 2 3 66.7%
Illinois            
Indiana 90 116 77.6%      
Iowa            
Kansas            
Kentucky            
Louisiana            
Maine            
Maryland 30 72 41.7%      
Massachusetts            
Michigan            
Minnesota            
Mississippi            
Missouri 397 397 100.0% 200 200 100.0%
Montana            
Nebraska 92 124 74.2%      
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey            
New Mexico            
New York 1,742 1,931 90.2% 1,584 1,742 90.9%
North Carolina            
North Dakota            
Ohio            
Oklahoma            
Oregon            
Pennsylvania            
Puerto Rico            
Rhode Island            
South Carolina            
South Dakota            
Tennessee 451 673 67.0%      
Texas            
Utah            
Vermont            
Virginia 10 427 2.3% 3 246 1.2%
Washington            
West Virginia            
Wisconsin            
Wyoming            
Reporting States Total 3,235 4,283 75.5% 1,894 2,326 71.9%
Number of Reporting States 11 11 6 6    

Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 28 and 28a.

A blank cell within a row indicates either that the relevant question is not applicable to the state, or that the state did not respond to the question.

  1. Percent special needs is with respect to total children in non-finalized adoptive homes.
  2. Percent special needs, IV-E eligible is with respect to total IV-E eligible children in non-finalized adoptive homes.