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AdoptUSKids Photolisting Website: Characteristics Report
for Children and Families
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
Prepared for AdoptUSKids by:
Michelle Steinley-Bumgarner, M.A.
Noelle Suntheimer, B.S.
Submitted by:
Ruth G. McRoy, Ph.D., Principal Evaluator
Susan Ayers-Lopez, M.Ed., Senior Research Program Coordinator
The AdoptUSKids Evaluation Team
AdoptUSKids is operated by the Adoption Exchange Association and is made possible by grant number
90CQ0003 from the Children’s Bureau. The contents of this report are solely the responsibility of the
Adoption Exchange Association and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Children’s Bureau,
ACYF, ACF, or HHS. The Children’s Bureau funds AdoptUSKids as part of a network of National Resource
Centers established by the Children’s Bureau.
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INTRODUCTION Of adoptions with public agency involvement reported in The AFCARS Report Preliminary FY 2015 Estimates,
52% were completed by foster parents, 34% were by relatives, and less than 1% were by stepparents, whereas 14%
were completed by non-relatives.1 The AdoptUSKids photolisting website is designed as a tool for connecting
prospective adoptive families with children waiting for adoption throughout the United States, who may not have
relatives or non-relative foster parents as potential adoption matches. The AdoptUSKids website offers a number of
features that can be utilized to increase adoptive placements for this group of children.
A key role of the website is to provide an online forum where both prospective adoptive families and professional
users can actively search for children waiting for adoption. Upon registration, families can search for children by
various demographic characteristics, and then inquire further about the children they are interested in by sending the
child’s caseworker an inquiry note. Children’s caseworkers and other state staff not only register children, manage
their information, and respond to families’ inquiries, they also can search for registered families who may be
considered a good fit for their children waiting for adoption, by using the AdoptUSKids website as an online
matching tool.
This report provides characteristics summaries for the following groups:
• Children and Youth Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website Who Were Subsequently Reported as Placed
in Adoptive Homes, with a Placement Date between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2017
• Children and Youth Who Were Actively Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting for
Placement in Adoptive Homes, as of March 31, 2017
• Families Who Were Actively Registered on the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt, as of March
31, 2017: Preferences for Prospective Adopted Children
Throughout the sections that follow, characteristics representing more than 50% of children and youth and families
are presented in bold, blue text.
1 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2016). The AFCARS report: Preliminary FY 2015 estimates as of June 2016 (23). Retrieved
from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/afcarsreport23.pdf
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Gender N
% of All Children
and Youth
Placed
Male 16,035 58% 58%
Female 11,644 42% 42%
Total 27,679 100% 100%
N
% of All Children
and Youth
Placed
American Indian or Alaskan Native 618 2% 0.0223274
Asian 93 <1% 0.00335995
Black or African American 9,570 35% 0.34574949
11,226 41% 0.40557824
4,309 16% 0.15567759
28 <1% 0.0010116
1,822 7% 0.06582608
Unable to determine 13 <1% 0.00046967
27,679 100% 1
Characteristics Summary of Children and Youth Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website Who Were Subsequently Reported as
Placed in Adoptive Homes with a Placement Date between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2017
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Total
N = 27,679 children and youth placed
Two or more races (multiple races indicated)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Race and Ethnicity*
Caucasian
*According to The AFCARS Report: Preliminary FY 2015 Estimates as of June 2016 (23), “Using U.S. Bureau of Census
standards, all races exclude children and youth of Hispanic origin.” As such, AFCARS records children and youth of
Hispanic ethnicity exclusively in the Hispanic category. This report applies the same convention to categorizing race and
ethnicity – race categories indicate the race of non-Hispanic children and youth and children and youth of Hispanic origin
are included in the “Hispanic” category regardless of race.
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (of any race)
Male
58%
Female
42%
Gender
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native
2%
Asian
<1%
Black or
African
American
35%
Caucasian
41%
Hispanic
or Latino
ethnicity
(of any
race)
16%
Native
Hawaiian
or other
Pacific
Islander
<1%
Two or
more races
(multiple
races
indicated)
7%
Unable to
Determine
<1%
Race and Ethnicity
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Characteristics Summary of Children and Youth Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website Who Were Subsequently Reported as
Placed in Adoptive Homes with a Placement Date between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2017
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N = 27,679 children and youth placed
Age at Placement†
N
% of All Children
and Youth
Placed
726 3% 0.02622927
7,887 28% 0.28494527
9,336 34% 0.33729542
9,276 34% 0.33512771
76 <1% 0.00274576
Missing due to placement date errors 378 1% 0.01365656 Missing
27,679 100% 1
N
% of All Children
and Youth
Placed
14,308 52% 0.51692619
5,967 22% 0.2155786
7,404 27% 0.26749521
Total 27,679 100% 1
13-19 years of age
9-12 years of age
Total
Multiple disability types indicated
‡ In indicating on the AdoptUSKids website the level of a child’s disability, professional users are not required to reference
clinical diagnoses, but rather may choose a disability categorization and severity level based on their perception of a
child’s abilities. This may result in an overestimation of the number of children and youth with some level of disability. To
address this potential overestimation, placed children and youth who were registered on AdoptUSKids with ’no’ or ’mild’
disability were considered to have “no disability”; children and youth with ’moderate’ or ’severe’ disability were
categorized as “having disability”.
† Age at placement is only a rough estimation for children and youth placed before June 1, 2011. For these children and
youth age at placement is estimated based on the duration of time between the child’s date of birth and the date of the last
status change to ‘placed’. Unless professional users change the status of the children and youth to 'placed’ on the actual
date they are placed, the age is likely to be an overestimation of the true figure. Due to a change on the AdoptUSKids
website, beginning June 1, 2011 professional users began to have the opportunity to enter a placement date separate from
the date they update the child’s status. Thus, for children and youth placed on or after June 1, 2011, age at placement is
calculated based on the duration of time between the child's date of birth and the placement date entered by professional
users.
Disability Status‡
No disabilities indicated
One type of disability indicated
Younger than 3 years of age
3-8 years of age
Older than 19 years of age
3%
28%34% 34%
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3-8 years of
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13-19 years
of age
Older than
19 years of
age
Age at Placement
52%
22%
27%
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Characteristics Summary of Children and Youth Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website Who Were Subsequently Reported as
Placed in Adoptive Homes with a Placement Date between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2017
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N = 27,679 children and youth placed
N
% of All Children
and Youth
Placed҂
Number of
Families with
Racial or Ethnic
Preferences
% of All
Registered
Families*
Physical or medical conditions 3,924 14% 0.14176813
Emotional conditions 10,165 37% 0.36724593
Developmental conditions 2,287 8% 0.08262582
Learning conditions 3,866 14% 0.13967268
Behavioral conditions 4,699 17% 0.16976769
N§
% of All Children
and Youth
Placed
11,611 42%
479 2%
12,090 44%
Sibling Group Size N
% of All Sibling
Groups Placed
3,071 64% 0.6393545
1,169 24% 0.24341489
421 9% 0.08766268
142 3% 0.02956793
4,803 100% 1
Children and Youth in a Sibling Group When Placed
§An additional 1,932 children and youth
placed were previously registered as as
part of a sibling group, but were no longer
registered with any siblings as of March
31, 2017.
Child or youth placed with one or more siblings while other sibling(s) remain in care
and / or were withdrawn
Total
All siblings placed
Children and Youth Placed
with Moderate or Severe Level Disability Types
҂Percentages do not total 100% because children and youth could have none or more than one moderate or severe level
disability type indicated in their profile.
Notes:
The above summary characteristics are based on the group of 27,679 children and youth photolisted on the AdoptUSKids website who were subsequently reported as placed in adoptive homes with a placement
date between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2017. All data were queried from the AdoptUSKids database on April 1, 2017.
For some tables and figures, percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.
It is not known whether these placements occurred as a direct result of registration on the AdoptUSKids website, nor is it known whether these placements resulted in legalized adoptions.
Total
2 siblings
3 siblings
4 siblings
5 or more siblings
64%
24%
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100%
2 siblings 3 siblings 4 siblings 5 or more
siblings
Sibling Group Size
14%
37%
8%14% 17%
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Gender N
% of All Children and
Youth Waiting for
Placement
Male 3,470 63% 63%
Female 2,012 37% 37%
Total 5,482 100% 100%
N
% of All Children and
Youth Waiting for
Placement
American Indian or Alaskan Native 68 1% 0.01240423
Asian 13 <1% 0.0023714
Black or African American 1,824 33% 0.33272528
Caucasian 2,416 44% 0.44071507
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (of any race) 774 14% 0.14118935
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 3 <1% 0.00054725
Two or more races (multiple races indicated) 354 6% 0.06457497
Unable to determine 30 1% 0.00547246
5,482 100% 1
N=5,482 children and youth waiting for placement, 86% of whom were indicated as legally free for adoption
Characteristics Summary of Children and Youth Who Were Actively Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website
and Waiting for Placement in Adoptive Homes as of March 31, 2017
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Race and Ethnicity*
Total
ICWA was indicated as applicable in the child and youth profiles of 77 (1%) photolisted children waiting for
placement.
*According to The AFCARS Report: Preliminary FY 2015 Estimates as of June 2016 (23), “Using U.S. Bureau of Census standards,
all races exclude children of Hispanic origin.” As such, AFCARS records children of Hispanic ethnicity exclusively in the Hispanic
category. This report applies the same convention to categorizing race and ethnicity – race categories indicate the race of non-
Hispanic children and youth and children and youth of Hispanic origin are included in the “Hispanic” category regardless of race.
Male
63%
Female
37%
Gender
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native
1%
Asian
<1%
Black or
African
American
33%
Caucasian
44%
Hispanic
or Latino
ethnicity
(of any
race)
14%
Native
Hawaiian
or other
Pacific
Islander
<1%
Two or
more races
6%Unable to
Determine
1%
Race and Ethnicity
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N=5,482 children and youth waiting for placement, 86% of whom were indicated as legally free for adoption
Characteristics Summary of Children and Youth Who Were Actively Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website
and Waiting for Placement in Adoptive Homes as of March 31, 2017
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N
% of All Children and
Youth Waiting for
Placement
24 <1% 0.004377964
476 9% 0.086829624
1,379 25% 0.251550529
3,595 66% 0.655782561
8 <1% 0.001459321
5,482 100% 1
N
% of All Children and
Youth Waiting for
Placement
1,635 30% 0.298248814
793 14% 0.144655235
3,054 56% 0.55709595
Total 5,482 100% 1
One type of disability indicated
Multiple disability types indicated
Age as of March 31, 2017
Younger than 3 years of age
No disabilities indicated
3-8 years of age
9-12 years of age
13-19 years of age
Older than 19 years of age
Total
Disability Status‡
In the majority (n=3,426, 62%) of profiles for children and youth waiting for placement in adoptive homes, workers
opted to not share disability information with registered families.
‡In indicating on the AdoptUSKids website the level of a child’s disability, professional users are not required to reference clinical
diagnoses, but rather may choose a disability categorization and severity level based on their perception of a child’s abilities. This
may result in an overestimation of the number of children and youth with some level of disability. To address this potential
overestimation, children and youth registered on AdoptUSKids with ’no’ or ’mild’ disability were considered to have “no disability”;
children and youth with ’moderate’ or ’severe’ disability were categorized as “having disability”.
<1%9%
25%
66%
<1%0%
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3-8 years of
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13-19 years
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Older than
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Age as of March 31, 2017
30%
14%
56%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Proportion of children waiting who had no disabilities information
displayed for registered families.
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N=5,482 children and youth waiting for placement, 86% of whom were indicated as legally free for adoption
Characteristics Summary of Children and Youth Who Were Actively Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website
and Waiting for Placement in Adoptive Homes as of March 31, 2017
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N
% of All Children and
Youth Waiting for
Placement҂
Number of
Families with
Racial or Ethnic
Preferences
% of All Registered
Families*
Physical or medical conditions 1,276 23% 0.23276177
Emotional conditions 2,872 52% 0.52389639
Developmental conditions 1,112 20% 0.20284568
Learning conditions 1,363 25% 0.24863189
Behavioral conditions 2,798 51% 0.51039767
N
% of All Children
and Youth
Waiting for
Placement
No 3,767 69% 69%
Yes 1,715 31% 31%
Total 5,482 100% 100%
Children and Youth Waiting for Placement with
Moderate or Severe Level Disability Types
Significant Relationships to
Maintain Were Indicated in
Child's or Youth's Profile
҂Percentages do not total 100% because children and youth could have none or more than one moderate or severe level disability type
indicated in their profile.
No
69%
Yes
31%
Significant Relationships to
Maintain
23%
52%
20% 25%
51%
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N=5,482 children and youth waiting for placement, 86% of whom were indicated as legally free for adoption
Characteristics Summary of Children and Youth Who Were Actively Photolisted on the AdoptUSKids Website
and Waiting for Placement in Adoptive Homes as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N§
% of All Children
and Youth
Waiting for
Placement
1,081 20%
75 1%
1,156 21%
Sibling Group Size N
% of All Sibling
Groups Waiting
for Placement
304 66% 0.656115108
105 23% 0.227338129
42 9% 0.090647482
12 3% 0.025899281
463 100% 1
N
% of All Children and
Youth Waiting for
Placement††
5,412 99% 1
Open to single females 4,243 77% 1
3,739 68% 1
4,938 90% 1
Children and Youth Waiting for Placement in a Sibling Group
Notes:
The above summary characteristics are based on the group of 5,482 children and youth who were actively photolisted on the AdoptUSKids website and waiting for placement in adoptive homes as of
March 31, 2017. All data were queried from the AdoptUSKids database on April 1, 2017.
For some tables and figures, percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.
§An additional 476 children and youth waiting for
placement were previously registered as part of a
sibling group, but were no longer registered with
any siblings as of March 31, 2017.
All siblings waiting for placement
Total
2 siblings
3 siblings
4 siblings
5 or more siblings
Total
Child waits for placement with one or more siblings while other sibling(s) are either on hold,
withdrawn or placed
Preferred Family Types Indicated in
Child's or Youth's Profile
Open to couples
Open to single males
Open to other children in home
††Percentages do not total 100% because workers could indicate a preference for more than one family type category.
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N
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Registered
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514 20% 0.19723715
355 14% 0.1362241
53 2% 0.02033768
1,684 65% 0.64620107
2,606 100% 1
N*
% of All
Registered
Families†
Number of
Families with
Racial or Ethnic
Preferences
% of All
Registered
Families*
American Indian or Alaskan Native 2,114 81% 0.81120491
Asian 2,101 81% 0.80621642
Black or African American 2,044 78% 0.78434382
Caucasian 2,488 95% 0.95471988
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (of any race) 2,295 88% 0.88066002
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 2,094 80% 0.80353031
Two or more races (multiple races indicated) 2,223 85% 0.85303147
Race and Ethnicity
Preferences and Openness
* As of FY 2012, these totals are a combination of families who selected a specific racial or ethnic preference and the
majority of families (n=1,849, 71%) indicated racial composition is not important.
†Percentages do not total 100% because families could indicate a preference for more than one race and ethnicity
category.
Female
Gender Preferences
N=2,606 actively registered families
Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on the AdoptUSKids Website as of March 31, 2017:
Preferences for Prospective Adopted Children
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Prefer at least one male and one female
Male
Total
No preference
Female
20%
Male
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No
preference
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Gender Preferences
81% 81% 78%
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N=2,606 actively registered families
Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on the AdoptUSKids Website as of March 31, 2017:
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N
% of All
Registered
Families
8 <1% 0.00306984
782 30% 0.30007675
975 37% 0.37413661
784 30% 0.30084421
57 2% 0.0218726
2,606 100% 1
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% of All
Registered
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845 32% 0.32425173
242 9% 0.09286262
1,519 58% 0.58288565
Total 2,606 100% 1
Maximum Age Preferred
Younger than 3 years of age
3-8 years of age
9-12 years of age
13-19 years of age
Older than 19 years of age
Total
Disability Status
Preferences and Openness‡
‡To parallel how disabilities are categorized for children, registered families who indicated they were willing to consider
a disability level of 'none' or 'mild' were considered to prefer "no disability"; families who indicated they were willing to
consider a disability level of 'moderate' or 'severe' were considered open to children with disabilities.
Prefer no disabilities
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Open to multiple disability types
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N=2,606 actively registered families
Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on the AdoptUSKids Website as of March 31, 2017:
Preferences for Prospective Adopted Children
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% of All
Registered
Families҂
Number of
Families with
Racial or Ethnic
Preferences
% of All
Registered
Families*
Physical or medical conditions 1,152 44% 0.44205679
Emotional conditions 1,462 56% 0.56101305
Developmental conditions 944 36% 0.36224098
Learning conditions 1,291 50% 0.49539524
Behavioral conditions 1,185 45% 0.45471988
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% of All
Registered
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373 14% 0.14313124
1,147 44% 0.44013814
3 children 576 22% 0.2210284
4 children 275 11% 0.10552571
5 or more children 235 9% 0.09017652
2,606 100% 1Total
Disability Preferences and Openness by Moderate or
Severe Level Disability Types
Of the 1,761 actively registered families who reported being open to moderate or severe level disabilities,
the majority (n=1,441, 82%) also indicated having experience or training with one or more of the
conditions they checked as willing to consider.
҂Percentages do not total 100% because families could indicate a preference for more than one disability type.
Preferred Maximum
Number of Children and
Youth§
1 child
2 children
§Although the AdoptUSKids website does not collect registered families’ interest in adopting sibling groups, families have
the option to indicate the minimum and maximum number of children and youth they are willing to adopt. 14%
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Disability Preferences and
Openness by Moderate or Severe
Level Disability Types
Proportion of actively registered families who indicated having
experience or training with the moderate or severe level disabilities they
reported as preferences
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N=2,606 actively registered families
Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on the AdoptUSKids Website as of March 31, 2017:
Preferences for Prospective Adopted Children
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N
%
of All
Registered
Families
1,495 57% 0.57367613
1,103 42% 0.42325403
8 <1% 0.00306984
2,606 100% 1
Missing
Total
Open to Providing a Home for an
LGBTQ Identified Youth
Yes
No
Notes:
The above preferences are based on the group of 2,606 families actively registered on the AdoptUSKids website who were waiting to adopt as of March 31, 2017. All data were queried from the AdoptUSKids
database on April 1, 2017.
For some tables and figures, percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.
Yes
57%
No
42%
Missing
<1%
Open to Providing a Home for an
LGBTQ Identified Youth
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N
%
of All
Registered
Families
1,936 74% 0.742901
111 4% 0.04259401
103 4% 0.03952417
328 13% 0.12586339
128 5% 0.04911742
2,606 100% 1
Single female
Single male
Total
Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on
the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
Family Type and Gender
Heterosexual couple
Lesbian couple
Gay couple
N=2,606 actively registered families
Hetero-
sexual
couple
74%
Lesbian
couple
4%
Gay couple
4%
Single
female
13%Single
male
5%
Family Type and Gender
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Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on
the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N=2,606 actively registered families
N
% of All
Registered
Couples
Both American Indian or Alaskan Native 3 <1% 0.00139535
Both Asian or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 7 <1% 0.00325581
Both Black or African American 113 5% 0.05255814
Both Caucasian 1,603 75% 0.7455814
One or both Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (of any race) 231 11% 0.10744186
Interracial 94 4% 0.04372093
One or both have multiple races indicated 97 5% 0.04511628
Race reported as "Unable To Determine" by one or both applicants in couple 2 <1% 0.00093023
Total 2,150 100% 1
N
% of All Single
Registered
Applicants
American Indian or Alaskan Native -- -- #VALUE!
Asian or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 2 <1% 0.00438596
Black or African American 116 25% 0.25438596
Caucasian 285 63% 0.625
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (of any race) 34 7% 0.0745614
Two or more races (multiple races indicated) 18 4% 0.03947368
Race reported as "Unable To Determine" 1 <1% 0.00219298
Total 456 100% 1
Race and Ethnicity for Registered Applicant Couples*
Race and Ethnicity for Single Registered Applicants*
In 38 (2%) actively registered couples, one or both individuals indicated being a member of a federally
recognized tribe; and in 30 (1%) couples, one or both individuals reported being enrolled and able to show
documentation of enrollment.
No actively registered single applicants indicated being a member of a federally recognized tribe.
*According to The AFCARS Report: Preliminary FY 2015 Estimates as of June 2016 (23), “Using U.S. Bureau of Census
standards, all races exclude children of Hispanic origin.” As such, AFCARS records children of Hispanic ethnicity exclusively
in the Hispanic category. This report applies the same convention to families.
Asian or
Native
Hawaiian
or other
Pacific
Islander
<1%
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native
<1%
Both Black
or African
American
5%
Both
Caucasian
75%
One or both
Hispanic or
Latino
ethnicity (of
any race)
11%
Interracial
4%
One or both
have
multiple
races
indicated
5%
Unable to
Determine
<1%
Race and Ethnicity for Registered
Applicant Couples
Asian or
Native
Hawaiian
or other
Pacific
Islander
<1%
Black or
African
American
25%
Caucasian
63%
Hispanic
or Latino
ethnicity
(of any
race)
7%
Two or
more races
(multiple
races
indicated)
4%
Unable to
Determine
<1%
Race and Ethnicity for Single
Registered Applicants
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Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on
the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N=2,606 actively registered families
N
N
2,157
2,142
23--74 years old 328
Age of Males
and Females (Couples) Means and Medians Range
Mean Age of Males 41.222--76 years old
Median Age of Males 41.3
Age of Single Males
and Single Females Means and Medians Range
Mean Age of Females 40.122--69 years old
Median Age of Females 39.3
Mean Age of Single Males 46.627--77 years old 128
Median Age of Single Males 47.4
Mean Age of Single Females 45.7
Median Age of Single Females 45.6
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Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on
the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N=2,606 actively registered families
N
%
of All
Registered
Couples
2,032 95% 0.94511628
101 5% 0.04697674
5 <1% 0.00232558
12 1% 0.0055814
2,150 100% 1
N
%
of All Single
Registered
Applicants
446 98% 0.97807018
9 2% 0.01973684
1 <1% 0.00219298
456 100% 1
0.00345357
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0.17498081
Neither is active or reserve duty
Only one is active or reserve duty
Both are active or reserve duty
Military status is unknown for one or both
Military status is unknown
Total
Yes, on active or reserve duty
Total
Military Status for Single
Registered Applicants
No, not on active or reserve duty
Military Status for Registered
Applicant CouplesNeither is
active or
reserve
duty
95%
Only one is
active or
reserve
duty
5%
Both are
active or
reserve
duty
<1%Military
status is
unknown
for one or
both
1%
Military Status for Registered
Applicant Couples
No, not on
active or
reserve
duty
98%
Yes, on
active or
reserve
duty
2%
Military
status is
unknown
<1%
Military Status for Single
Registered Applicants
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Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on
the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N=2,606 actively registered families
N
%
of All
Registered
Couples
2,009 93% 0.9344186
115 5% 0.05348837
26 1% 0.01209302
2,150 100% 1
N
%
of All Single
Registered
Applicants
439 96% 0.9627193
14 3% 0.03070175
3 1% 0.00657895
456 100% 1
0.00537222
0.17498081
Total
Total
Completed Foster Parent Training Classes --
Single Registered Applicants
Yes
No
Do not know / Unknown
Completed Foster Parent Training Classes --
Registered Applicant Couples
Yes
No
Do not know / UnknownYes
93%No
5%
Do not
know /
Unknown
1%
Completed Foster Parent Training
Classes -- Registered Applicant
Couples
Yes
96%No
3%
Do not
know /
Unknown
1%
Completed Foster Parent Training
Classes -- Single Registered
Applicants
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Characteristics Summary of Families Who Were Actively Registered on
the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N=2,606 actively registered families
N
%
of All
Registered
Couples
1,104 51% 0.51348837
1,038 48% 0.4827907
8 <1% 0.00372093
Total 2,150 100% 1
N
%
of All Single
Registered
Applicants
272 60% 0.59649123
183 40% 0.40131579
1 <1% 0.00219298
Total 456 100% 1
Foster Parent Experience of Registered
Applicant Couples
Yes
No
Unknown
Foster Parent Experience of Single
Registered Applicants
Yes
No
Unknown
51%
48%
<1%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No
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Foster Parent Experience of
Registered Applicant Couples
60%
40%
<1%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No
Un
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Foster Parent Experience of Single
Registered Applicants
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1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N=2,606 actively registered families
N
% of All
Registered
Couples
722 34% 0.33581395
533 25% 0.24790698
2 children 386 18% 0.17953488
3 children 255 12% 0.11860465
4 children 119 6% 0.05534884
5 or more children 135 6% 0.0627907
2,150 100% 1
N
% of All Single
Registered
Applicants
241 53% 0.52850877
110 24% 0.24122807
2 children 64 14% 0.14035088
3 children 21 5% 0.04605263
4 children 8 2% 0.01754386
5 or more children 12 3% 0.02631579
456 100% 1
Total
Number of Children in
Homes of Single Registered
Applicants
No children in home
1 child
Notes:
The above summary characteristics are based on the group of 2,606 families actively registered on the AdoptUSKids website who were waiting to adopt as of March 31, 2017. All data were queried from the
AdoptUSKids database on April 1, 2017.
For some tables and figures, percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.
Number of Children in
Homes of Registered
Applicant Couples
No children in home
1 child
Total
Of couples with children in the home, approximately 49% (n=704) reported that one or more of their
children became part of their family through adoption, foster care, kinship, or guardianship.
Of single registered applicants with children in the home, approximately 82% (n=176) reported that one or
more of their children became part of their family through adoption, foster care, kinship, or guardianship.
34%
25%18%
12%6% 6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
No children
in home
1 child 2 children 3 children 4 children 5 or more
children
Number of Children in Homes of
Registered Applicant Couples
Proportion of couples who reported that one or more of their children
became part of their family through adoption, foster care, kinship, or
guardianship.
53%
24%14%
5% 2% 3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
No children
in home
1 child 2 children 3 children 4 children 5 or more
children
Number of Children in Homes of
Single Registered Applicants
Proportion of single registered applicants who reported that one or more
of their children became part of their family through adoption, foster
care, kinship, or guardianship.
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Age of American Indian or Alaskan Native Single Males -- -- --
Age of Asian or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Single Males * * 2
Age of Black or African American Single Males 42.6 42.6 22
Age of Caucasian Single Males 47.8 48.0 84
Age of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (of any race) Single Males 44.9 45.2 13
Age of Single Males with Multiple Races Selected 49.2 46.9 7
Age of American Indian or Alaskan Native Single Females -- -- --
Age of Asian or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Single Females -- -- --
Age of Black or African American Single Females 45.8 46.4 94
Age of Caucasian Single Females 46.0 45.2 201
Age of Hispanic or Latino ethnic (of any race) Single Females 43.9 42.7 21
Age of Single Females with Multiple Races Selected 44.2 44.4 11
* Mean and median data not available due to fewer than 5 families in ethnicity or racial category.
Notes:
The above summary characteristics are based on the group of 455 single applicants actively registered on the AdoptUSKids website who were waiting to adopt as of March 31, 2017. All data were queried
from the AdoptUSKids database on April 1, 2017.
Age of
Single Males and Single Females
by Ethnicity and Race Range
23--70 years old
26--74 years old
30--62 years old
27--62 years old
Age of Single Males and Single Females by Ethnicity and Race Who Were Actively Registered
on the AdoptUSKids Website and Waiting to Adopt as of March 31, 2017
1st Semi-annual Report Submission for FY 2017
N=455 actively registered single applicants
37--65 years old
--
--
--
*
29--56 years old
27--77 years old
31--61 years old
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