All About Adoption

All About Adoption ADOPTING FAMILIES 30% of Americans 71% from foster care 63% domestically have considered adopting 40% internationally 2% of Americans have adopted a child, 136,000 children now adopted annually 6% higher than 2000 15% higher than 1990 Method of adoption --- 41% public childwelfare agencies 13% international --- 46% private agencies & other sources 17% of women who have adopted a child have never been married i--- Common characteristics Women ·Impaired fertility or infertility (75%) • Age 40-44 Ở Men • Remarried • Have children already ADOPTED CHILDREN 115,000 children 20,000 American in public foster care in the U.S. infants placed for adoption each year 60% of adopted children are over the age of 1 - Gender of children adopted 63% female 37% male INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS IN 2811 Ethiopia – 1,732 • South Korea – 736 India - 226 Taiwan - 205 Thailand – 44 China – 2,587 Bulgaria – 75 INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: www.wacapadoption.com wacap World Association Chidren and Parents Sources: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/s_seek.pdf https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/adopted0708.pdf http://adoption.state.gov/about_us/statistics.php