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Population Flow Exhibit 15
Children Adopted During Period 1990-1994 VCIS Surveys

  Number of States Children Adopted (1) Total Served (2) Percent Adopted (3)
1990 National Estimate 23 14,095 592,954 2.4%
1991 National Estimate 15 20,108 652,256 3.1%
1992 National Estimate 14 20,298 638,647 3.1%
1993 National Estimate 14 22,412 655,787 3.4%
1994 National Estimate 13 19,224 692,506 2.7%

Source: VCIS Survey, Part I, questions 1, 2, and 4b.

  1. Adopted signifies children leaving substitute care with an outcome of adoption; the data do not correspond with the adoption data presented in Population Flow Exhibits 1 to 5 and with data presented in the Adoption Questions section.
  2. Total served equals the number of children in care on the first day plus the number of children entering care.
  3. Percent adopted equals the number of children adopted with respect to total children served.