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Adoption Exhibit 22
Special Needs of Children Waiting to be Adopted,
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 258 304 84.9% 70 93 75.3%
Alaska            
Arizona            
Arkansas 160 162 98.8%      
California            
Colorado            
Connecticut            
Delaware            
D.C.            
Florida            
Georgia 420 526 79.8% 168 210 80.0%
Hawaii            
Idaho 22 38 57.9% 6 19 31.6%
Illinois            
Indiana 247 272 90.8%      
Iowa            
Kansas            
Kentucky            
Louisiana            
Maine            
Maryland            
Massachusetts            
Michigan            
Minnesota            
Mississippi            
Missouri 414 414 100.0% 302 302 100.0%
Montana            
Nebraska 73 94 77.7%      
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey            
New Mexico            
New York 2,992 3,317 90.2% 2,720 3,058 88.9%
North Carolina            
North Dakota            
Ohio            
Oklahoma            
Oregon            
Pennsylvania            
Puerto Rico            
Rhode Island            
South Carolina 656 802 81.8%      
South Dakota            
Tennessee 460 687 67.0%      
Texas            
Utah            
Vermont            
Virginia 29 366 7.9% 7 165 4.2%
Washington            
West Virginia            
Wisconsin            
Wyoming            
Reporting States Total 5,731 6,982 82.1% 3,273 3,847 67.1%
Number of Reporting States 11 11 6 6    

Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 23 and 23a.

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 waiting to be adopted.
  2. Percent special needs, IV-E eligible is with respect to total IV-E eligible children waiting to be adopted.