Adoption Exhibit 7A Children with Adoptions Finalized, Classified by Age (Question 17) VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates

Adoption Exhibit 7A
Children with Adoptions Finalized, Classified by Age (Question 17)
VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates*

			Question Category
Year	Number of States	Specification	Less than 1 year old	1 to 5 years old	6 to 10 years old	11 to 15 years old	16 to 18 years old	19 years and older	Age Unknown or Not Reported	Total	Median Age
1994	19	National Estimate	93	8,678	8,711	3,238	481	101	4	21,306	7.1
		Qualified States	22	2,058	2,066	768	114	24	1	5,053
		Percentage	0.4%	40.7%	40.9%	15.2%	2.3%	0.5%	0.0%	100.0%
		AFCARS Percentage†	2.7%	42.0%	34.0%	14.3%	1.8%	0.0%	5.2%	100.0%
1993	17	National Estimate	506	8,660	6,731	3,187	512	67	23	19,686	6.5
		Qualified States	175	2,994	2,327	1,102	177	23	8	6,806
		Percentage	2.6%	44.0%	34.2%	16.2%	2.6%	0.3%	0.1%	100.0%
1992	16	National Estimate	569	8,479	6,307	2,861	449	49	9	18,725	6.2
		Qualified States	185	2,756	2,050	930	146	16	3	6,086
		Percentage	3.0%	45.3%	33.7%	15.3%	2.4%	0.3%	0.0%	100.0%
1991	17	National Estimate	608	7,342	5,517	2,681	441	60	30	16,680	6.3
		Qualified States	201	2,429	1,825	887	146	20	10	5,518
		Percentage	3.6%	44.0%	33.1%	16.1%	2.6%	0.4%	0.2%	100.0%
1990	19	National Estimate	694	8,081	5,012	2,037	329	36	21	16,211	5.6
		Qualified States	365	4,248	2,635	1,071	173	19	11	8,522
		Percentage	4.3%	49.8%	30.9%	12.6%	2.0%	0.2%	0.1%	100.0%

* National estimates are calculated from the totals for qualified reporting states (states which reported less than ten percent of counts in an "unknown or not reported" category). As these totals are based on differing groups of states for each year, they should NOT be compared across years. For comparisons across years, use the trend national estimates.

† AFCARS category percentages are based on data elements five (Date of birth) and 21 (Date adoption legalized).