Adoption Exhibit 19B Race/Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption (Question 21) VCIS Survey Trend States Totals and Trend National Estimates

Adoption Exhibit 19B
Race/Ethnicity of Children Awaiting Adoption (Question 21)
VCIS Survey Trend States Totals and Trend National Estimates*

		Question Category
Year	Specification†‡(Trend States n = 9)	White	Hispanic	Black	Asian or Pacific Islander	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Other Race/Ethnicity	Race/Ethnicity Unknown/Unreported	Total
1994	Trend National Estimate	17,389	199	20,368	73	42	629	10	38,712
	Qualified Trend States	1,658	19	1,942	7	4	60	1	3,691
	Percentage	44.9%	0.5%	52.6%	0.2%	0.1%	1.6%	0.0%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	44.9%	0.5%	52.6%	0.2%	0.1%	1.6%	N/A	100.0%
1993	Trend National Estimate	11,115	50	12,775	21	29	236	14	24,241
	Qualified Trend States	1,553	7	1,785	3	4	33	2	3,387
	Percentage	45.9%	0.2%	52.7%	0.1%	0.1%	1.0%	0.1%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	45.9%	0.2%	52.7%	0.1%	0.1%	1.0%	N/A	100.0%
1992	Trend National Estimate	10,527	77	12,033	42	21	383	21	23,104
	Qualified Trend States	1,510	11	1,726	6	3	55	3	3,314
	Percentage	45.6%	0.3%	52.1%	0.2%	0.1%	1.7%	0.1%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	45.6%	0.3%	52.1%	0.2%	0.1%	1.7%	N/A	100.0%
1991	Trend National Estimate	9,585	58	10,449	13	32	510	39	20,686
	Qualified Trend States	1,485	9	1,619	2	5	79	6	3,205
	Percentage	46.3%	0.3%	50.5%	0.1%	0.2%	2.5%	0.2%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	46.4%	0.3%	50.6%	0.1%	0.2%	2.5%	N/A	100.0%
1990	Trend National Estimate	10,292	44	9,116	22	17	377	50	19,918
	Qualified Trend States	1,855	8	1,643	4	3	68	9	3,590
	Percentage	51.7%	0.2%	45.8%	0.1%	0.1%	1.9%	0.3%	100.0%
	Known Race/Ethnicity Percentage	51.8%	0.2%	45.9%	0.1%	0.1%	1.9%	N/A	100.0%

* Trend states are those qualified reporting states that reported data in each of the years 1990 to 1994. As the totals are based on the same group of states for each of the five years, they may be compared across years. For the best National Estimate for a single year, use the values in Adoption Exhibit 19A.

† Known Race/Ethnicity Percentages are based on all categories except for "Race/Ethnicity Unknown/Unreported". Therefore, not applicable (N/A) appears beneath that category for this specification.

‡ One or more of the Qualified Trend States Totals reported for this question represent less than 30% of the Reporting States Total for the relevant population (Children Waiting to be Adopted). Use these data with caution.