Adoption Exhibit 36A Race/Ethnicity of Children in Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes (Question 26) VCIS Survey 1990 to 1994 Qualified Reporting States Totals and National Estimates

Adoption Exhibit 36A
Race/Ethnicity of Children in Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes (Question 26)
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	17	National Estimate	11.690	802	11.070	22	165	611	178	24.538
		Qualified States	2.623	180	2.484	5	37	137	40	5.506
		Percentage	47.6%	3.3%	45.1%	0.1%	0.7%	2.5%	0.7%	100.0%
		AFCARS Percentage†	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1993	14	National Estimate	9.036	612	6.585	35	109	402	253	17.033
		Qualified States	2.068	140	1.507	8	25	92	58	3.898
		Percentage	53.1%	3.6%	38.7%	0.2%	0.6%	2.4%	1.5%	100.0%
1992	14	National Estimate	10.951	304	7.420	28	133	321	199	19.356
		Qualified States	1.979	55	1.341	5	24	58	36	3.498
		Percentage	56.6%	1.6%	38.3%	0.1%	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	100.0%
1991	14	National Estimate	11.543	456	7.076	83	278	490	134	20.060
		Qualified States	2.075	82	1.272	15	50	88	24	3.606
		Percentage	57.5%	2.3%	35.3%	0.4%	1.4%	2.4%	0.7%	100.0%
1990	23	National Estimate	9.596	590	8.240	33	440	326	67	19.292
		Qualified States	4.033	248	3.463	14	185	137	28	8.108
		Percentage	49.7%	3.1%	42.7%	0.2%	2.3%	1.7%	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).