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Table 3: ADOPT
Date: May, 2007


Child's Finalization Age (Grouped)
October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005

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STATE
Child's Finalization Age (Grouped) Total Missing Child's Finalization Age
under 1 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-18 19+ % N N Mean Yrs Median Yrs
% % % % % %
Alabama 0% 49% 27% 20% 4% 0% 100% 336 0 7.33 6.38
Alaska 0% 43% 33% 22% 3% 0% 100% 204 0 7.71 7.11
Arizona 0% 60% 27% 12% 1% 0% 100% 1012 0 5.89 4.80
Arkansas 2% 40% 34% 21% 3% 0% 100% 316 0 7.65 6.92
California 2% 57% 26% 13% 3% 0% 100% 7548 1 6.07 4.77
Colorado 3% 59% 23% 13% 2% 0% 100% 967 0 5.75 4.42
Connecticut 9% 53% 24% 11% 2% 0% 100% 740 0 5.47 4.41
Delaware 5% 54% 24% 15% 1% 0% 100% 78 0 5.99 4.24
District of Columbia 0% 28% 43% 26% 2% 0% 100% 310 0 8.50 8.46
Florida 2% 54% 25% 16% 3% 0% 100% 3020 0 6.54 5.28
Georgia 1% 54% 26% 14% 4% 0% 100% 1150 2 6.66 5.32
Hawaii 4% 56% 28% 11% 1% 0% 100% 452 0 5.56 4.34
Idaho 3% 35% 29% 24% 9% 0% 100% 149 0 8.52 7.62
Illinois 0% 49% 33% 16% 2% 0% 100% 1838 0 6.95 6.09
Indiana 1% 52% 29% 15% 2% 0% 100% 976 0 6.50 5.48
Iowa 3% 54% 29% 13% 2% 0% 100% 947 0 6.14 5.20
Kansas 1% 44% 31% 21% 3% 0% 100% 649 0 7.43 6.72
Kentucky 1% 43% 29% 21% 7% 0% 100% 876 0 7.67 6.69
Louisiana 1% 54% 29% 14% 2% 0% 100% 469 0 6.51 5.46
Maine 1% 46% 29% 21% 3% 0% 100% 318 0 7.46 6.57
Maryland 2% 46% 31% 17% 4% 0% 100% 620 0 7.15 6.24
Massachusetts 1% 59% 30% 10% 1% 0% 100% 832 0 5.81 4.93
Michigan 2% 45% 30% 21% 3% 0% 100% 2884 0 7.21 6.47
Minnesota 7% 51% 27% 14% 1% 0% 100% 732 0 5.86 4.81
Mississippi 0% 43% 33% 21% 4% 0% 100% 244 0 7.78 7.02
Missouri 5% 45% 26% 18% 5% 1% 100% 1309 0 7.08 5.91
Montana 2% 55% 28% 14% 1% 0% 100% 244 0 6.26 5.38
Nebraska 1% 47% 35% 14% 3% 0% 100% 356 0 6.77 6.31
Nevada 3% 58% 25% 13% 1% 0% 100% 434 0 5.72 4.48
New Hampshire 2% 51% 27% 15% 4% 0% 100% 124 0 6.74 5.72
New Jersey 1% 60% 25% 13% 2% 0% 100% 1380 0 6.02 4.82
New Mexico 2% 39% 27% 26% 6% 0% 100% 289 0 8.13 7.54
New York 0% 34% 35% 25% 5% 0% 100% 3422 0 8.52 8.05
North Carolina 4% 51% 25% 16% 4% 0% 100% 1203 0 6.60 5.39
North Dakota 29% 34% 22% 13% 3% 0% 100% 152 0 5.19 4.10
Ohio 4% 46% 26% 19% 5% 0% 100% 2044 0 7.03 5.96
Oklahoma 1% 50% 29% 17% 3% 0% 100% 1015 0 6.93 5.99
Oregon 0% 57% 30% 11% 1% 0% 100% 1030 0 6.03 5.17
Pennsylvania 1% 46% 31% 19% 3% 0% 100% 2065 0 7.20 6.40
Puerto Rico 2% 48% 35% 11% 4% 0% 100% 246 0 6.71 5.97
Rhode Island 3% 53% 21% 20% 2% 1% 100% 217 0 6.61 4.79
South Carolina 2% 53% 27% 17% 1% 0% 100% 412 0 6.53 5.51
South Dakota 0% 42% 31% 25% 3% 0% 100% 113 0 7.69 7.24
Tennessee 1% 39% 26% 26% 8% 0% 100% 1114 0 8.36 7.58
Texas 3% 60% 24% 12% 2% 0% 100% 3181 0 5.62 4.38
Utah 9% 52% 28% 11% 1% 0% 100% 350 0 5.44 3.94
Vermont 2% 47% 28% 19% 4% 0% 100% 166 0 7.16 6.28
Virginia 1% 46% 29% 21% 3% 0% 100% 510 0 7.36 6.47
Washington 2% 61% 27% 9% 0% 0% 100% 1306 0 5.47 4.51
West Virginia 1% 47% 30% 17% 5% 0% 100% 368 0 7.25 6.32
Wisconsin 5% 39% 30% 22% 4% 0% 100% 910 0 7.29 6.82
Wyoming 7% 44% 25% 20% 5% 0% 100% 61 0 7.32 5.92

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