Exhibit A-4 Adoption Population Definition Responses 1992 VCIS Survey

Exhibit A-4
Adoption Population Definition Responses
1992 VCIS Survey

State	Only Finalized Adoptions Counted	In No, Non-Finalized Placement Counted	Only Substitute Care Population Counted	Only Children With Permanency Plan	Final And Non-Final Placements Counted	If No, Only Final Placement Counted	Other Agency Services Counted
Alabama	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
New York	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
Tennessee	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
Indiana	Yes		Yes	Yes
Maryland	Yes			Yes			Yes
Missouri	Yes		Yes	No	Yes		Yes
South Carolina	Yes		Yes	No	Yes		Yes
Massachusetts	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Nebraska	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Arkansas	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		No
Georgia	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		No
Vermont	Yes			Yes	Yes		No
North Dakota	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
Virginia	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Idaho	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

Source: VCIS survey, Part II, reporting population questions 1 through 5.

The following states did not respond to any substitute care population definition questions:
AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, HI, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

A blank cell within a row indicates either that the relevant question is not applicable to the state, or that the state did not respond to the question.