Adoption Exhibit 8A Relationship of Children to Adoptive Parents (Question 18) VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates

Adoption Exhibit 8A
Relationship of Children to Adoptive Parents (Question 18)
VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates*

		Question Category
Year	Number of States	Specification†‡ (Trend States n = 2)	Related to Adoptive Parents	Adopted by Former Foster Parents (Not Related)	Other Unrelated Adoptive Parents	Unknown/Unreported	Total
1994	10	National Estimate	1,426	12,236	7,382	262	21,306
		Qualified States	136	1,167	704	25	2,032
		Percentage	6.7%	57.4%	34.6%	1.2%	100.0%
		AFCARS Percentage†	6.7%	41.6%	17.8%	33.9%	100.0%
1993	7	National Estimate	1,654	12,590	5,168	274	19,686
		Qualified States	193	1,469	603	32	2,297
		Percentage	8.4%	64.0%	26.3%	1.4%	100.0%
1992	5	National Estimate	1,852	9,809	6,796	268	18,725
		Qualified States	166	879	609	24	1,678
		Percentage	9.9%	52.4%	36.3%	1.4%	100.0%
1991	8	National Estimate	1,361	9,031	5,930	358	16,680
		Qualified States	190	1,261	828	50	2,329
		Percentage	8.2%	54.1%	35.6%	2.1%	100.0%
1990	12	National Estimate	1,562	6,524	7,993	132	16,211
		Qualified States	487	2,034	2,492	41	5,054
		Percentage	9.6%	40.2%	49.3%	0.8%	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 21 (Date adoption legalized) and 29 (Stepparent) through 32 (Non-relative).