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Adoption Exhibit 10
Special Needs Status of Children with Adoptions Finalized,
Classified by Title IV-E Eligibility, 1993 VCIS Survey

1993 Reporting States One or More Special Needs Total Children Adopted Percent Special Needs (1) One or More Special Needs, IV-E Eligible Total Children IV-E Eligible Percent Special Needs IV-E Eligible (2)
Alabama 109 151 72.2% 17 26 65.4%
Alaska            
Arizona            
Arkansas 80 88 90.9% 38 40 95.0%
California            
Colorado            
Connecticut            
Delaware            
D.C.            
Florida            
Georgia            
Hawaii            
Idaho            
Illinois            
Indiana 252 315 80.0%      
Iowa            
Kansas            
Kentucky            
Louisiana            
Maine            
Maryland 16 35 45.7% 11 19 57.9%
Massachusetts 642 709 90.6%      
Michigan            
Minnesota            
Mississippi            
Missouri 573 573 100.0%      
Montana            
Nebraska 94 142 66.2%      
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey            
New Mexico            
New York 2,841 3,148 90.2% 2,593 2,853 90.9%
North Carolina            
North Dakota            
Ohio            
Oklahoma            
Oregon            
Pennsylvania            
Puerto Rico            
Rhode Island            
South Carolina 223 316 70.6% 125 125 100.0%
South Dakota            
Tennessee 88 145 60.7%      
Texas            
Utah            
Vermont            
Virginia 7 402 1.7% 4 180 2.2%
Washington            
West Virginia            
Wisconsin            
Wyoming            
Reporting States Total 4,925 6,024 81.8% 2,788 3,243 65.8%
Number of Reporting States 11 11 6 6    

Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 19 and 19a.

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.

  1. Percent special needs is with respect to total children adopted.
  2. Percent special needs, IV-E eligible is with respect to children adopted who are IV-E eligible.