Exhibit A-1 Substitute Care Reporting Population Consistency, 1990-1994

Exhibit A-1
Substitute Care Reporting Population Consistency
1990-1994 VCIS Surveys

State	Counted Soon As Placed	Counted If Placed With Paid Licensed	Counted If Placed With Non-Paid Non-Relative	Post Placement Supervision	Non-Final Adoptions Counted	Runaways Counted	Other Agency Substitute Care
Alabama	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Mississippi	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Nebraska(4)	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
New York(1)	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
North Carolina(2)	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
North Dakota(4)	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
California(6)	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist
Idaho	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent
Georgia(3)	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Virginia	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Wisconsin(5)	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent
Massachusetts	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Missouri	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Vermont	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Maryland	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
South Carolina	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Tennessee(1)	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent	Consistent
Washington(1)	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Not Consist	Consistent	Not Consist	Consistent
Arkansas	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Not Consist	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent
Nevada(7)	Consistent	Consistent	Not Consist	Not Consist	Not Consist	Consistent	Consistent

Source: VCIS survey, Part I, reporting population questions 1 through 7.

Note: A state is consistent if it gives the same response (either yes or no) to the question for all five years.

No meaningful analysis could be conducted for the following states:

AK, CO, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MT, NH, OH, OK, OR, WV, and WY did not respond, or provided only a limited response to the reporting population questions in 1990 through 1994
DC did not respond or provided only a limited response, to these questions in 1990 through 1993
AZ, CT, FL, HI, MN, PA, PR, RI, SD, TX, and UT did not respond, or provided only a limited response, to the reporting population questions in 1991 through 1994
NJ and NM did not respond, or provided only a limited response, to the reporting population questions in 1991 through 1993

This state did not respond, or provided a limited response, to these questions in 1994.
This state did not respond, or provided a limited response, to these questions in 1993.
This state did not respond, or provided a limited response, to these questions in 1991.
This state did not respond, or provided a limited response, to these questions in 1990.
This state did not respond, or provided a limited response, to these questions in 1992 and 1993.
This state provided a limited response to these questions 1993 and 1994.
This state did not respond to these questions in 1990 and 1994.