Adoption Exhibit 19A Race/Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption (Question 21) VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates

Adoption Exhibit 19A
Race/Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption (Question 21)
VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates*

			Question Category
Year	Number of States	Specification	White	Hispanic	Black	Asian or Pacific Islander	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Other Race/Ethnicity	Race/Ethnicity Unknown/Unreported	Total
1994	18	National Estimate	16,498	685	20,234	51	200	1,011	33	38,712
		Qualified States	3,542	147	4,344	11	43	217	7	8,311
		Percentage	42.6%	1.8%	52.3%	0.1%	0.5%	2.6%	0.1%	100.0%
		AFCARS Percentage†	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1993	14	National Estimate	11,538	140	12,199	28	78	247	11	24,241
		Qualified States	2,059	25	2,177	5	14	44	2	4,326
		Percentage	47.6%	0.6%	50.3%	0.1%	0.3%	1.0%	0.0%	100.0%
1992	14	National Estimate	11,137	121	11,170	55	93	330	198	23,104
		Qualified States	2,026	22	2,032	10	17	60	36	4,203
		Percentage	48.2%	0.5%	48.3%	0.2%	0.4%	1.4%	0.9%	100.0%
1991	14	National Estimate	10,193	156	9,650	43	167	446	32	20,686
		Qualified States	1,897	29	1,796	8	31	83	6	3,850
		Percentage	49.3%	0.8%	46.6%	0.2%	0.8%	2.2%	0.2%	100.0%
1990	24	National Estimate	9,801	1,213	8,159	67	379	248	51	19,918
		Qualified States	5,407	669	4,501	37	209	137	28	10,988
		Percentage	49.2%	6.1%	41.0%	0.3%	1.9%	1.2%	0.3%	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.

† The categories for this VCIS question had no corresponding AFCARS data elements. Therefore, all AFCARS values are labeled as not available (N/A).