This survey provides nationally representative
estimates on the characteristics, pre-adoption experiences, and
post-adoption support experiences of families of adopted children ages 0
to 17 years. These children were identified in
other SLAITS surveys as being adopted through the US foster care system,
domestic private adoption agencies, or international adoption.
Period
of Data Collection:
April2007 - Summer 2008
Sample
Size:
Approximately 2,000 completed
interviews with an adoptive parent of a child 0 to 17 years of age
Sampling
Frame: Parents who have adopted a child 0 to 17 years old through
the US foster care system, domestic private adoption agencies, or
internationally, who was identified as adopted in the 2007 National
Survey of Children's Health (NSCH).
Data
Collection: Data are collected over the telephone. SLAITS data
collection is conducted under contract with the National Opinion
Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC). Strict
confidentiality and privacy regulations apply to all contract and
federal project staff for all data.
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