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Adoption Exhibit 23
Special Needs of Children Waiting to be Adopted,
Classified By Title IV-E Eligibility, 1992 VCIS Survey
1992 Reporting States |
One or More Special Needs |
Total Children Awaiting Adoption |
Percent Special Needs |
One or More Special Needs, IV-E Eligible |
Total Children IV-E Eligible |
Percent Special Needs IV-E Eligible (2) |
Alabama |
270 |
310 |
87.1% |
59 |
73 |
80.8% |
Alaska |
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Arizona |
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Arkansas |
122 |
125 |
97.6% |
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California |
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Colorado |
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Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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D.C. |
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Florida |
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Georgia |
296 |
450 |
65.8% |
124 |
189 |
65.6% |
Hawaii |
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Idaho |
27 |
45 |
60.0% |
7 |
17 |
41.2% |
Illinois |
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Indiana |
274 |
287 |
95.5% |
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Iowa |
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Kansas |
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Kentucky |
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Louisiana |
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Maine |
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Maryland |
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Massachusetts |
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Michigan |
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Minnesota |
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Mississippi |
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Missouri |
379 |
379 |
100.0% |
274 |
274 |
100.0% |
Montana |
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Nebraska |
77 |
91 |
84.6% |
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Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
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New York |
2,840 |
3,177 |
89.4% |
2,528 |
2,922 |
86.5% |
North Carolina |
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North Dakota |
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Ohio |
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Oklahoma |
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Oregon |
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Pennsylvania |
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Puerto Rico |
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
683 |
857 |
79.7% |
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South Dakota |
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Tennessee |
361 |
571 |
63.2% |
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Texas |
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Utah |
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Vermont |
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Virginia |
393 |
423 |
92.9% |
8 |
199 |
4.0% |
Washington |
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West Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
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Wyoming |
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Reporting States Total |
5,722 |
6,715 |
85.2% |
3,000 |
3,674 |
64.2% |
Number of Reporting States |
11 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
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Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 23 and 23a.
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.
- Percent special needs is with respect to total children waiting to be adopted.
- Percent special needs, IV-E eligible is with respect to total IV-E eligible children waiting to be adopted.
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