Adoption Exhibit 6B Race/Ethnicity of Children with Adoptions Finalized (Question 16) VCIS Survey Trend States Totals and Trend National Estimates

Adoption Exhibit 6B
Race/Ethnicity of Children with Adoptions Finalized (Question 16)
VCIS Survey Trend States Totals and Trend National Estimates*

		Question Category
Year	Specification‡ † (Trend States n=10)	White	Hispanic	Black	Asian or Pacific Islander	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Other Race/Ethnicity	Race Ethnicity Unknown/Unreported	Total
1994	Trend National Estimate	11,697	1,016	7,916	79	14	317	267	21,306
	Qualified Trend States	1,624	141	1,099	11	2	44	37	2,958
	Percentage	54.9%	4.8%	37.2%	0.4%	0.1%	1.5%	1.3%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	55.6%	4.8%	37.6%	0.4%	0.1%	1.5%	N/A	100.0%
1993	Trend National Estimate	11,295	755	7,125	59	37	281	133	19,686
	Qualified Trend States	1,525	102	962	8	5	38	18	2,658
	Percentage	57.4%	3.8%	36.2%	0.3%	0.2%	1.4%	0.7%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	57.8%	3.9%	36.4%	0.3%	0.2%	1.4%	N/A	100.0%
1992	Trend National Estimate	11,276	663	6,259	60	53	301	113	18,725
	Qualified Trend States	1,497	88	831	8	7	40	15	2,486
	Percentage	60.2%	3.5%	33.4%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	0.6%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage 60.6%	3.6%	33.6%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	N/A	100.0%
1991	Trend National Estimate	10,353	375	5,317	47	60	415	114	16,680
	Qualified Trend States	1,548	56	795	7	9	62	17	2,494
	Percentage	62.1%	2.2%	31.9%	0.3%	0.4%	2.5%	0.7%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	62.5%	2.3%	32.1%	0.3%	0.4%	2.5%	N/A	100.0%
1990	Trend National Estimate	9,936	512	4,946	67	59	587	104	16,211
	Qualified Trend States	1,338	69	666	9	8	79	14	2,183
	Percentage	61.3%	3.2%	30.5%	0.4%	0.4%	3.6%	0.6%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	61.7%	3.2%	30.7%	0.4%	0.4%	3.6%	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 6A.

† Known Race/Ethnicity Percentages are based on all categories except for "Race/Ethnicity 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.