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Adoption Exhibit 12
Special Needs Status of Children with Adoptions Finalized,
Classified by Title IV-E Eligibility, 1991 VCIS Survey

1991 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 122 182 67.0% 31 39 79.5%
Alaska            
Arizona            
Arkansas            
California            
Colorado            
Connecticut            
Delaware            
D.C.            
Florida            
Georgia            
Hawaii            
Idaho            
Illinois            
Indiana 206 276 74.6%      
Iowa            
Kansas            
Kentucky            
Louisiana            
Maine            
Maryland            
Massachusetts 495 595 83.2%      
Michigan            
Minnesota            
Mississippi            
Missouri 542 542 100.0%      
Montana            
Nebraska 95 134 70.9%      
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey            
New Mexico            
New York 1,933 2,180 88.7% 1,707 1,878 90.9%
North Carolina            
North Dakota            
Ohio            
Oklahoma            
Oregon            
Pennsylvania            
Puerto Rico            
Rhode Island            
South Carolina 173 294 58.8% 65 65 100.0%
South Dakota            
Tennessee 58 99 58.6%      
Texas            
Utah            
Vermont            
Virginia 19 423 4.5% 10 182 5.5%
Washington            
West Virginia            
Wisconsin 29 270 10.7% 15 172 8.7%
Wyoming            
Reporting States Total 3,672 4,995 73.5% 1,828 2,336 63.6%
Number of Reporting States 10 10 5 5    

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.