Statistics on Adoption in the United States.

Stolley, Kathy S.

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ERIC Number: EJ469361

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Statistics on Adoption in the United States.

Stolley, Kathy S.

Future of Children, v3 n1 p26-42 Spr 1993

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

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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