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Adoption Exhibit 41
Special Needs Status of Children In Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes,
Classified by Title IV-E Eligibility, 1991 VCIS Survey
1991 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 |
123 |
171 |
71.9% |
7 |
8 |
87.5% |
Alaska |
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Arizona |
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Arkansas |
50 |
69 |
72.5% |
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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 |
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Hawaii |
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Idaho |
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4 |
13 |
30.8% |
Illinois |
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Indiana |
138 |
161 |
85.7% |
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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 |
48 |
115 |
41.7% |
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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 |
327 |
327 |
100.0% |
158 |
158 |
100.0% |
Montana |
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Nebraska |
119 |
144 |
82.6% |
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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 |
2,658 |
2,996 |
88.7% |
2,345 |
2,728 |
86.0% |
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 |
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South Dakota |
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Tennessee |
388 |
580 |
66.9% |
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Texas |
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Utah |
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Vermont |
28 |
42 |
66.7% |
23 |
32 |
71.9% |
Virginia |
14 |
622 |
2.3% |
9 |
316 |
2.8% |
Washington |
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West Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
66 |
458 |
14.4% |
23 |
221 |
10.4% |
Wyoming |
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Reporting States Total |
3,959 |
5,685 |
69.6% |
2,569 |
3,476 |
73.9% |
Number of Reporting States |
11 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
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Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 28 and 28a.
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 in non-finalized adoptive homes.
- Percent special needs, IV-E eligible is with respect to total IV-E eligible children in non-finalized adoptive homes.
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