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EJ469361 PS520783

Title: Statistics on Adoption in the United States.
Author(s): Stolley, Kathy S.
Source: Future of Children, v3 n1 p26-42 Spr 1993
Publication Date: 1993
Notes: Theme issue: Adoption.
ISSN: 1054-8289
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080); Numerical/Quantitative Data (110)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1994

Provides an overview of adoption statistics and describes data available regarding adoption arrangements and the characteristics of parents who relinquish children, of children who are adopted or in substitute care, and of adults who seek to adopt. Recommends the establishment of a national data collection system for adoption statistics. (Author/MDM)

Descriptors: Adolescents; *Adoption; Biological Parents; Children; *Data Collection; Federal Programs; National Surveys; State Surveys; Statistical Surveys; *Statistics
Identifiers: Adoptive Parents