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Exhibit A-5
VCIS Reporting States With Comparable Data1
Overview of Questions

VCIS Question 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1a Title IV-E Eligible, in Care at Start 25 14 16 15 17
2a Title IV-E Eligible, Entered Care 19 12 12 12 12
2b Age of Children Entering Care 22 17 16 16 19
2c Race of Children Entering Care 22 16 16 16 18
2d Reason for Entering Care 16 11 12 11 10
3a Title IV-E Eligible, New Entrants 14 8 6 6 8
4a Title IV-E Eligible, Left Care 20 11 11 11 14
4b Outcomes of Children Leaving Care 23 15 14 14 13
4c Age of Children Leaving Care 22 18 18 17 17
4d Race of Children Leaving Care 22 17 17 16 19
4e Duration in Care for Children Leaving Care 22 15 14 16 15
4f Duration of IV-E Eligible Children Leaving Care 16 8 8 9 9
5a Title IV-E Eligible, in Care on Last Day 26 15 14 14 15
6 Age of Children in Care 22 19 20 19 20
7 Gender of Children in Care 30 20 20 20 21
8 Race of Children in Care 30 19 19 19 21
9 Living Arrangements of Children in Care 27 15 15 15 18
9a Children Receiving Post-Placement Supervision 13 5 6 6 7
10 Legal Status of Children in Care 19 10 10 11 13
11 Disability Status of Children in Care 15 12 12 10 11
12 Duration of Care 19 15 14 14 15
13 Number of Placements 14 8 7 8 10
14 Permanency Goals 24 11 10 12 14
15a Title IV-E Eligible, Adoptions Finalized 18 9 9 9 10
16 Race of Adopted Children 25 15 15 15 19
17 Age of Adopted Children 19 17 16 17 19
18 Relationships of Adoptive Parents 12 8 5 7 10
19 Special Needs of Adoptive Children 19 10 13 11 15
19a Special Needs of IV-E Eligible Adoptive Children 11 5 8 6 8
20a Title IV-E Eligible, Free for Adoption 16 8 8 8 12
21 Race of Children Free for Adoption 24 14 14 14 18
22 Age of Children Free for Adoption 20 14 14 15 17
23 Special Needs of Children Free for Adoption 16 11 11 11 13
23a Special Needs of IV-E Eligible Children 9 6 6 6 10
24 Period Free for Adoption 15 11 11 10 13
25a Title IV-E Eligible, Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes 16 8 8 8 10
26 Race of Children in Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes 23 14 14 14 17
27 Age of Children in Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes 19 14 14 14 15
28 Special Needs of Children 15 11 11 11 12
28a Special Needs of IV-E Eligible Children 10 7 6 6 10
29 Authorized for Subsidy on Last Day of Period 28 16 16 16 17
30 Authorized for Title IV-E on Last Day of Period 22 14 14 14 15
31 Authorized for Subsidy During the Period 21 10 10 10 11
32 Authorized for Title IV-E During the Period 16 10 9 9 10
Flow Data 38 37 37 38 31

1 Comparable data is defined as states reporting in VCIS categories with less than 10 percent unknown. back