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Table 4: ADOPT
Date: March, 2004
Time Between TPR and Finalization
October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002
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State |
Time Between TPR and
Finalization |
Total |
Missing |
Months Between TPR and
Finalization |
<1 mos |
1-5 mos |
6-11 mos |
12-17 mos |
18-23 mos |
24-29 mos |
30-35 mos |
3-4 yrs |
5+ yrs |
% |
N |
N |
Mean Mos |
Median Mos |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
Alabama |
0% |
10% |
20% |
27% |
15% |
7% |
8% |
9% |
3% |
100% |
249 |
0 |
20.80 |
16.49 |
Alaska |
0% |
41% |
26% |
13% |
13% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
100% |
212 |
12 |
11.61 |
7.69 |
Arizona |
1% |
13% |
37% |
23% |
13% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
100% |
742 |
51 |
14.57 |
11.93 |
Arkansas |
3% |
31% |
22% |
15% |
12% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
1% |
100% |
295 |
2 |
14.02 |
10.78 |
California |
0% |
15% |
29% |
21% |
13% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
1% |
100% |
8387 |
354 |
16.61 |
13.27 |
Colorado |
0% |
22% |
27% |
17% |
15% |
6% |
3% |
7% |
2% |
100% |
911 |
8 |
16.60 |
12.19 |
Connecticut |
0% |
9% |
35% |
24% |
11% |
6% |
5% |
8% |
1% |
100% |
583 |
34 |
17.31 |
12.94 |
Delaware |
2% |
18% |
25% |
13% |
14% |
18% |
3% |
6% |
2% |
100% |
133 |
0 |
17.70 |
14.23 |
District of Columbia |
19% |
32% |
17% |
10% |
11% |
3% |
1% |
5% |
2% |
100% |
250 |
2 |
11.48 |
5.90 |
Florida |
1% |
20% |
31% |
23% |
11% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
1% |
100% |
2189 |
118 |
14.78 |
11.37 |
Georgia |
0% |
4% |
31% |
23% |
17% |
8% |
8% |
7% |
2% |
100% |
1000 |
97 |
19.83 |
15.92 |
Hawaii |
2% |
22% |
35% |
21% |
9% |
8% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
100% |
342 |
24 |
13.06 |
11.04 |
Idaho |
3% |
24% |
27% |
20% |
16% |
3% |
1% |
5% |
1% |
100% |
118 |
0 |
13.98 |
10.35 |
Illinois |
19% |
23% |
24% |
11% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
2% |
100% |
3577 |
56 |
13.02 |
7.79 |
Indiana |
11% |
23% |
25% |
15% |
10% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
100% |
897 |
23 |
13.74 |
9.46 |
Iowa |
0% |
23% |
31% |
24% |
9% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
100% |
856 |
26 |
13.97 |
11.15 |
Kansas |
0% |
6% |
16% |
24% |
23% |
12% |
9% |
8% |
2% |
100% |
469 |
2 |
20.99 |
18.66 |
Kentucky |
6% |
21% |
24% |
15% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
9% |
4% |
100% |
540 |
19 |
17.69 |
11.70 |
Louisiana |
0% |
11% |
33% |
23% |
11% |
10% |
5% |
4% |
2% |
100% |
485 |
2 |
17.17 |
13.27 |
Maine |
0% |
4% |
21% |
22% |
19% |
10% |
12% |
9% |
4% |
100% |
285 |
26 |
22.64 |
18.56 |
Maryland |
0% |
27% |
24% |
18% |
11% |
7% |
3% |
6% |
2% |
100% |
938 |
0 |
16.02 |
11.70 |
Massachusetts |
0% |
28% |
32% |
14% |
8% |
7% |
3% |
6% |
2% |
100% |
793 |
15 |
14.49 |
9.76 |
Michigan |
0% |
9% |
31% |
28% |
13% |
7% |
4% |
6% |
2% |
100% |
2847 |
0 |
17.26 |
13.93 |
Minnesota |
0% |
5% |
22% |
23% |
17% |
10% |
6% |
11% |
6% |
100% |
612 |
14 |
23.40 |
17.97 |
Mississippi |
4% |
31% |
27% |
13% |
10% |
6% |
7% |
2% |
0% |
100% |
226 |
1 |
12.85 |
9.66 |
Missouri |
25% |
23% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
4% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
100% |
1532 |
10 |
10.04 |
6.21 |
Montana |
6% |
12% |
23% |
20% |
13% |
9% |
7% |
9% |
3% |
100% |
247 |
0 |
18.35 |
14.36 |
Nebraska |
9% |
15% |
33% |
19% |
9% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
2% |
100% |
282 |
26 |
15.50 |
10.68 |
Nevada |
1% |
11% |
24% |
18% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
9% |
5% |
100% |
253 |
0 |
21.53 |
16.13 |
New Hampshire |
4% |
22% |
41% |
15% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
0% |
100% |
111 |
3 |
11.80 |
8.74 |
New Jersey |
1% |
12% |
30% |
23% |
14% |
10% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
100% |
1378 |
0 |
16.42 |
13.39 |
New Mexico |
5% |
30% |
28% |
13% |
4% |
3% |
6% |
8% |
3% |
100% |
267 |
8 |
14.53 |
8.61 |
New York |
0% |
13% |
25% |
20% |
12% |
8% |
5% |
10% |
7% |
100% |
3581 |
210 |
22.47 |
15.11 |
North Carolina |
3% |
29% |
30% |
13% |
7% |
8% |
3% |
5% |
1% |
100% |
1313 |
11 |
13.53 |
8.71 |
North Dakota |
1% |
12% |
47% |
23% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
0% |
100% |
137 |
0 |
12.95 |
9.99 |
Ohio |
4% |
10% |
25% |
19% |
13% |
10% |
7% |
10% |
3% |
100% |
2280 |
116 |
20.18 |
15.28 |
Oklahoma |
4% |
15% |
34% |
19% |
11% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
2% |
100% |
992 |
19 |
15.93 |
11.50 |
Oregon |
0% |
24% |
27% |
19% |
13% |
7% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
100% |
1106 |
9 |
14.98 |
11.96 |
Pennsylvania |
1% |
29% |
28% |
21% |
8% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
1% |
100% |
2005 |
15 |
12.93 |
10.15 |
Puerto Rico |
26% |
19% |
13% |
18% |
8% |
6% |
4% |
6% |
1% |
100% |
368 |
40 |
12.65 |
8.25 |
Rhode Island |
29% |
41% |
10% |
3% |
6% |
4% |
2% |
4% |
0% |
100% |
232 |
24 |
7.73 |
2.86 |
South Carolina |
3% |
10% |
45% |
20% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
8% |
2% |
100% |
326 |
18 |
15.95 |
10.79 |
South Dakota |
0% |
7% |
27% |
33% |
17% |
9% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
100% |
141 |
4 |
16.73 |
15.28 |
Tennessee |
2% |
16% |
22% |
15% |
14% |
6% |
5% |
13% |
6% |
100% |
901 |
21 |
21.27 |
15.77 |
Texas |
1% |
21% |
32% |
20% |
9% |
6% |
4% |
6% |
1% |
100% |
2258 |
39 |
15.11 |
11.30 |
Utah |
4% |
57% |
16% |
10% |
5% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
100% |
341 |
5 |
8.40 |
4.14 |
Vermont |
1% |
11% |
34% |
33% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
100% |
153 |
0 |
14.41 |
12.45 |
Virginia |
2% |
4% |
26% |
19% |
14% |
12% |
8% |
10% |
4% |
100% |
401 |
23 |
21.80 |
17.22 |
Washington |
1% |
25% |
28% |
19% |
9% |
6% |
4% |
6% |
2% |
100% |
1046 |
31 |
15.638 |
11.37 |
West Virginia |
0% |
2% |
24% |
30% |
18% |
9% |
5% |
9% |
3% |
100% |
339 |
22 |
21.53 |
16.00 |
Wisconsin |
0% |
47% |
32% |
11% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
100% |
1009 |
19 |
8.95 |
6.34 |
Wyoming |
45% |
31% |
12% |
8% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
100% |
51 |
1 |
4.71 |
2.30 |
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