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Definitions: Children and youth waiting for adoption from birth
up to age 20 by race or Hispanic origin. Most states allow
children to remain in the foster care system until their 18th
birthday, though some states have age limits that extend a few
years beyond this. The current indicator includes children up to
age 20 regardless of their state limit. Race or Hispanic origin
is reported according to mutually exclusive categories. Children
who are of Hispanic origin are not classified as any other race.
For this indicator, missing data are explicitly included. That
is, the number and percentage of children whose race and
Hispanic origin are unknown are included in the analysis.
National estimates include Puerto Ric Data Source: Child Trends
analysis of data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and
Reporting System (AFCARS), made available through the National
Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. Updated May 2013. N.A.
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