Adoption Exhibit 8B Relationship of Children to Adoptive Parents (Question 18) VCIS Survey Trend States Totals and Trend National Estimates

Adoption Exhibit 8B
Relationship of Children to Adoptive Parents (Question 18)
VCIS Survey Trend States Totals and Trend National Estimates*

		Question Category
Year	Specification†‡ (Trend States n = 2)	Related to Adoptive Parents	Adopted by Former Foster Parents (Not Related)	Other Unrelated Adoptive Parents	Unknown/Unreported	Total
1994	Trend National Estimate	266	12,752	8,289	0	21,306
	Qualified Trend States	5	240	156	0	401
	Percentage	1.2%	59.9%	38.9%	0.0%	100.0%
	Known Relationship Percentage	1.2%	59.9%	38.9%	N/A	100.0%
1993	Trend National Estimate	295	10,665	8,642	84	19,686
	Qualified Trend States	7	253	205	2	467
	Percentage	1.5%	54.2%	43.9%	0.4%	100.0%
	Known Relationship Percentage	1.5%	54.4%	44.1%	N/A	100.0%
1992	Trend National Estimate	326	8,222	10,141	36	18,725
	Qualified Trend States	9	227	280	1	517
	Percentage	1.7%	43.9%	54.2%	0.2%	100.0%
	Known Relationship Percentage	1.7%	44.0%	54.3%	N/A	100.0%
1991	Trend National Estimate	175	7,008	9,391	105	16,680
	Qualified Trend States	5	200	268	3	476
	Percentage	1.1%	42.0%	56.3%	0.6%	100.0%
	Known Relationship Percentage	1.1%	42.3%	56.7%	N/A	100.0%
1990	Trend National Estimate	341	6,130	9,263	477	16,211
	Qualified Trend States	10	180	272	14	476
	Percentage	2.1%	37.8%	57.1%	2.9%	100.0%
	Known Relationship Percentage	2.2%	39.0%	58.9%	N/A	100.0%

* Trend states are those qualified reporting states that reported data in each of the years 1990 to 1994. As the totals are based on the same group of states for each of the five years, they may be compared across years. For the best National Estimate for a single year, use the values in Adoption Exhibit 8A.

† Known Relationship Percentages are based on all categories except for "Unknown/Unreported". Therefore, not applicable (N/A) appears beneath that category for this specification.

‡ One or more of the Qualified Trend States Totals reported for this question represent less than 30% of the Reporting States Total for the relevant population (Children Adopted). Use these data with caution.