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Substitute Care Exhibit 10A
Children Leaving Substitute Care, Classified by Age (Question 4c)
VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates*

  Question Category  
Year Number of States Specification Less than 1 year old 1 to 5 years old 6 to 10 years old 11 to 15 years old 16 to 18 years old 19 years and older Age Unknown or Not Reported Total Median Age
1994 17 National Estimate 11,034 59,833 42,742 56,340 49,178 6,313 1,138 226,577 10.9
    Qualified States 3,938 21,355 15,255 20,108 17,552 2,253 406 80,867  
    Percentage 4.9% 26.4% 18.9% 24.9% 21.7% 2.8% 0.5% 100.0%  
    AFCARS Percentage† 5.5% 28.4% 18.9% 23.3% 21.6% 2.2% 0.1% 100.0%  
1993 17 National Estimate 10,223 53,839 39,257 52,517 43,644 8,110 3,456 211,046 11.1
    Qualified States 4,949 26,063 19,004 25,423 21,128 3,926 1,673 102,166  
    Percentage 4.8% 25.5% 18.6% 24.9% 20.7% 3.8% 1.6% 100.0%  
1992 18 National Estimate 10,059 53,312 38,390 50,276 40,115 7,021 3,608 202,780 10.7
    Qualified States 5,434 28,800 20,739 27,160 21,671 3,793 1,949 109,546  
    Percentage 5.0% 26.3% 18.9% 24.8% 19.8% 3.5% 1.8% 100.0%  
1991 18 National Estimate 12,300 58,802 41,801 56,563 46,719 7,819 3,713 227,718 10.9
    Qualified States 5,880 28,110 19,983 27,040 22,334 3,738 1,775 108,860  
    Percentage 5.4% 25.8% 18.4% 24.8% 20.5% 3.4% 1.6% 100.0%  
1990 22 National Estimate 10,090 49,378 35,110 45,863 40,367 5,710 425 186,779 10.8
    Qualified States 5,695 27,870 19,817 25,886 22,784 3,223 240 105,422  
    Percentage 5.4% 26.4% 18.8% 24.6% 21.6% 3.1% 0.2% 100.0%  

* National estimates are calculated from the totals for qualified reporting states (states which reported less than ten percent of counts in an "unknown or not reported" category). As these totals are based on differing groups of states for each year, they should NOT be compared across years. For comparisons across years, use the trend national estimates.

† AFCARS category percentages are based on data elements six (Date of birth) and 56 (Date of discharge from foster care).