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Table 3: ADOPT
Date: September, 2005

Child's Finalization Age (Grouped)

October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003

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STATE

 Child's Finalization Age (Grouped) Total Missing Child's Finalization Age
under 1 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-18 19+ % N N Mean Yrs Median Yrs
% % % % % %
Alabama 1% 44% 36% 16% 3% 0% 100% 329 0 7.00 6.45
Alaska 3% 44% 37% 14% 2% 0% 100% 208 0 7.05 6.49
Arizona 2% 52% 29% 15% 1% 0% 100% 839 0 6.31 5.43
Arkansas 3% 49% 26% 19% 3% 0% 100% 385 0 6.92 5.76
California 1% 53% 29% 13% 3% 0% 100% 7422 11 6.39 5.42
Colorado 2% 56% 24% 15% 2% 0% 100% 1024 0 6.17 4.97
Connecticut 1% 47% 32% 18% 1% 0% 100% 342 0 6.83 6.32
Delaware 0% 62% 23% 15% 0% 0% 100% 101 0 5.91 4.85
District of Columbia 0% 21% 48% 26% 4% 0% 100% 240 0 9.00 8.85
Florida 1% 51% 28% 16% 3% 0% 100% 2786 0 6.74 5.70
Georgia 1% 49% 29% 18% 3% 0% 100% 1091 0 7.08 6.05
Hawaii 6% 56% 25% 12% 1% 0% 100% 318 0 5.68 4.30
Idaho 4% 48% 25% 20% 4% 0% 100% 138 0 6.95 5.82
Illinois 0% 45% 33% 20% 2% 0% 100% 2701 0 7.35 6.73
Indiana 1% 40% 30% 25% 4% 0% 100% 780 0 7.91 7.48
Iowa 2% 53% 26% 17% 3% 0% 100% 1130 0 6.59 5.40
Kansas 0% 53% 23% 21% 3% 0% 100% 546 0 7.10 5.72
Kentucky 3% 39% 28% 26% 5% 0% 100% 612 0 8.11 7.69
Louisiana 1% 45% 35% 18% 1% 0% 100% 497 0 7.02 6.57
Maine 1% 40% 37% 20% 2% 0% 100% 378 0 7.37 6.98
Maryland 1% 44% 31% 20% 5% 0% 100% 734 0 7.73 6.95
Massachusetts 2% 51% 33% 13% 2% 0% 100% 733 0 6.47 5.69
Michigan 1% 42% 34% 20% 2% 0% 100% 2622 0 7.31 6.84
Minnesota 3% 53% 29% 14% 1% 0% 100% 644 0 6.07 5.14
Mississippi 0% 39% 32% 25% 4% 0% 100% 182 0 8.18 7.82
Missouri 3% 43% 28% 22% 3% 0% 100% 1403 0 7.31 6.79
Montana 1% 48% 31% 16% 4% 0% 100% 224 0 6.82 6.09
Nebraska 1% 46% 37% 15% 1% 0% 100% 280 0 6.79 6.31
Nevada 2% 54% 29% 13% 2% 0% 100% 296 0 6.23 5.03
New Hampshire 1% 37% 43% 18% 1% 0% 100% 131 0 7.46 7.16
New Jersey 1% 57% 31% 10% 1% 0% 100% 935 0 5.97 4.91
New Mexico 6% 37% 31% 21% 4% 0% 100% 220 0 7.45 7.22
New York 0% 33% 37% 25% 5% 1% 100% 3862 0 8.62 8.16
North Carolina 5% 45% 27% 20% 3% 0% 100% 1295 1 7.02 6.08
North Dakota 28% 24% 23% 24% 2% 0% 100% 120 0 6.34 5.36
Ohio 4% 44% 27% 20% 5% 0% 100% 2420 0 7.13 6.27
Oklahoma 1% 49% 30% 18% 2% 0% 100% 1152 0 6.89 5.92
Oregon 0% 51% 34% 13% 1% 0% 100% 849 0 6.63 5.84
Pennsylvania 1% 42% 33% 22% 3% 0% 100% 1946 0 7.63 6.96
Rhode Island 3% 57% 22% 14% 5% 0% 100% 264 0 6.41 4.72
Puerto Rico 3% 52% 35% 8% 1% 1% 100% 443 0 5.91 5.32
South Carolina 2% 54% 27% 15% 3% 0% 100% 280 0 6.69 5.44
South Dakota 0% 53% 31% 15% 1% 0% 100% 144 0 6.60 5.48
Tennessee 1% 33% 34% 25% 6% 0% 100% 954 0 8.60 8.33
Texas 2% 58% 26% 13% 1% 0% 100% 2504 0 5.79 4.70
Utah 11% 54% 26% 8% 2% 0% 100% 311 0 5.11 4.01
Vermont 1% 40% 31% 25% 4% 0% 100% 167 0 7.98 7.82
Virginia 1% 41% 36% 21% 2% 0% 100% 487 0 7.60 6.97
Washington 2% 60% 26% 10% 1% 0% 100% 1315 0 5.65 4.59
West Virginia 0% 46% 28% 22% 3% 0% 100% 322 0 7.34 6.34
Wisconsin 5% 38% 34% 21% 2% 0% 100% 1187 0 7.26 6.90
Wyoming 0% 52% 27% 20% 2% 0% 100% 56 0 7.08 5.86

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