The Donaldson Adoption Institute | Untangling the Web II
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Adoptive parents reported on the adoptions of 1545 children. The most common type of adoption reported was international, but domestic and foster adoptions were also represented. Most children were infants or young children at the time of placement. Perhaps because many children were adopted internationally and most children from the major sending country of China have been females, 55% of the children reported on were female.!
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Adopted Child Demographics
Adoption Type (n=1545) International Domestic Infant Foster care
47% 36% 16%
Current Age (n=1545) <1 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 >25
3% 28% 28% 19% 12% 4% 6%
Age at Adoptive Placement (n=1531) <1 1-5 6-10 11-15 16+
58% 30% 8% 4% <1%
Gender (n=1554) Female Male
55% 45%
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