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North Dakota [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population	1998	1999	2000	2001
Total children under 18 years	162,611	160,092	160,849	151,223
Race/ethnicity (%)¹
Alaska Native/American Indian	8.3	8.5	7.8	8.0
Asian	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2	1.2	0.6	N/A
Black	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.1
Hispanic	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.0
White	88.1	87.7	86.6	86.4
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	2.1	1.8
Other	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A
% Child population in poverty	20.1	19.2	15.3	19.5
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	38.0	37.8	42.6	37.8

Child Welfare	1998	1999	2000	2001
Child maltreatment victims	-	1,284	-	1,359
Children in foster care on 9/30	1,170	1,143	1,129	1,167
Children adopted	111	139	105	145

¹ The 2000 Census of the United States includes two new race catagories: (1) Persons of two or more races and (2) Other. Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

	Number				Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	7,098	6,926	6,985	6,926	43.7 per 1,000	43.3 per 1,000	43.4 per 1,000	43.8 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims²	-	1,284	-	1,383	- per 1,000	8.0 per 1,000	- per 1,000	8.5 per 1,000
Child fatalities	0	0	0	1	- per 100,000	- per 100,000	- per 100,000	0.6 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Under 1 year	-	6.9	-	6.0
1-5 years	-	26.3	-	28.8
6-10 years	-	33.6	-	30.8
11-15 years	-	28.0	-	26.7
16+ years	-	5.3	-	7.7
Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	100.0	-	100.0
Number	-	1,284	-	1,359

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	26.2	-	21.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	0.2	-	0.3
Black	-	3.5	-	3.8
Hispanic	-	3.3	-	1.8
White	-	68.8	-	72.0
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	-	-
Other/Unknown	-	1.2	-	1.0
Total %³	-	103.3	-	100.0
Number	-	1,284	-	1,359

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Emotional abuse	-	48.3	-	52.5
Medical neglect	-	4.3	-	1.7
Neglect	-	64.0	-	58.3
Physical abuse	-	12.5	-	18.4
Sexual abuse	-	7.2	-	8.2
Other	-	136.3	-	-
Unknown	-	-	-	3.2
Total %⁴	-	272.6	-	142.4
Number	-	1,284	-	1,359

² Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once. Back
³ Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race. Back
⁴ Percentages may total more than 100 percent because children could have been victims of more than one type of maltreatment. Back

C. Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Number of Children	In Care on 10/1	Entered Care	Exited Care	In Care on 9/30	Total Served
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	785	1,056	671	1,170	1,841
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	1,005	965	827	1,143	1,970
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	974	1,006	851	1,129	1,980
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	982	1,013	828	1,167	1,995
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	12.8	N/A	7.0	10.8	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	11.1	N/A	8.0	10.8	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	10.9	N/A	6.4	10.8	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01)	11.0	N/A	7.1	10.2	N/A

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care on 10/1/97	In Care on 10/1/98	In Care on 10/1/99	In Care on 10/1/00	Entered Care During FY 1998	Entered Care During FY 1999	Entered Care During FY 2000	Entered Care During FY 2001	Exited Care During FY 1998	Exited Care During FY 1999	Exited Care During FY 2000	Exited Care During FY 2001	In Care on 9/30/98	In Care on 9/30/99	In Care on 9/30/00	In Care on 9/30/01
Under 1 year	5.2	5.9	5.4	4.2	12.1	13.5	12.0	8.8	3.4	2.5	4.7	3.0	8.5	8.9	6.8	5.4
1-5 years	21.3	13.4	14.4	15.7	11.9	16.4	14.0	16.3	18.3	16.1	14.9	16.8	15.2	16.3	16.3	16.9
6-10 years	22.5	20.6	19.9	17.9	14.4	15.3	15.6	15.8	17.9	15.6	15.2	13.0	18.2	19.2	17.4	17.7
11-15 years	33.1	33.5	34.7	35.9	37.7	35.1	36.7	36.4	25.0	26.7	29.1	26.8	33.4	32.6	34.9	35.0
16-18 years	17.5	25.8	24.8	25.3	23.8	19.7	21.7	22.6	34.9	38.1	35.4	39.4	23.9	22.2	23.6	24.5
19+ years	0.3	0.8	0.7	0.9	-	-	-	-	0.3	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.4
Unknown	0.1	-	-	0.1	0.1	-	-	0.1	0.1	-	-	0.1	-	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	785	1,005	974	982	1,056	965	1,006	1,013	671	827	851	828	1,170	1,143	1,129	1,167

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)⁵	In Care on 10/1/97	In Care on 10/1/98	In Care on 10/1/99	In Care on 10/1/00	Entered Care During FY 1998	Entered Care During FY 1999	Entered Care During FY 2000	Entered Care During FY 2001	Exited Care During FY 1998	Exited Care During FY 1999	Exited Care During FY 2000	Exited Care During FY 2001	In Care on 9/30/98	In Care on 9/30/99	In Care on 9/30/00	In Care on 9/30/01
Alaska Native/American Indian	36.7	34.2	33.1	32.8	25.9	27.5	28.2	27.1	27.7	30.6	29.7	27.7	32.1	31.1	31.3	31.5
Asian	-	-	0.8	0.4	-	-	0.5	0.7	-	-	0.2	-	0.2	0.7	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	0.2	-	-	0.5	0.8	-	-	0.5	0.2	-	-	0.2	0.7	-	-
Black	1.9	1.8	2.4	1.6	2.7	2.5	1.8	3.5	2.2	1.6	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.5	1.9	2.8
Hawaiian Native/Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	0.1	-	-	-	0.1
Hispanic	1.8	3.1	2.5	3.1	5.2	5.0	4.2	2.7	4.3	5.3	3.9	3.0	3.4	3.1	2.9	2.7
White	59.1	59.6	60.3	60.2	65.0	63.6	62.1	63.0	65.0	61.8	61.8	64.7	61.0	61.4	60.8	59.4
Two or more races	0.4	1.0	0.9	1.8	0.8	0.6	3.2	2.9	0.1	0.5	2.1	2.3	0.9	1.0	2.0	2.4
Unknown	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	785	1,005	974	982	1,056	965	1,006	1,013	671	827	851	828	1,170	1,143	1,129	1,167

⁵ In this and subsequent race/ethnicity tables, data for two or more races may be provided for 1998 and 1999 because of States' resubmissions. However, data for 1998 and 1999 may not capture all children of two or more races and therefore may not be comparable to the 2000 data pertaining to two or more races. Back

D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)⁶

Overview	9/30/98	9/30/99	9/30/00	9/30/01
Children waiting to be adopted	370	387	343	322
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	323	332	262	191

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Under 1 year	23.5	22.2	14.9	13.7
1-5 years	33.0	29.7	32.1	28.3
6-10 years	26.5	26.4	22.4	24.5
11-15 years	15.7	19.6	25.9	27.0
16+ years	0.8	1.0	4.4	5.9
Unknown	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.6
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	370	387	343	322

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Alaska Native/American Indian	29.2	25.1	26.2	31.4
Asian	-	-	2.6	1.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5	2.1	-	-
Black	4.9	4.7	2.9	3.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	3.0	3.4	3.8	2.5
White	61.1	63.6	62.4	59.3
Two or more races	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.2
Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	370	387	343	322

⁶ Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents rights have been terminated. Children 16 years and older with TPR, but with a goal of emancipation, have been excluded from the waiting children and TPR populations. Back

E. Children Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Under 1 year	45.9	48.2	41.9	27.6
1-5 years	36.9	31.7	34.3	32.4
6-10 years	9.0	14.4	18.1	21.4
11-15 years	7.2	4.3	4.8	13.1
16+ years	0.9	1.4	1.0	5.5
Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	111	139	105	145

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Alaska Native/American Indian	4.5	14.4	9.5	23.4
Asian	-	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
Black	4.5	5.0	3.8	4.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	3.6	7.2	4.8	4.1
White	87.4	73.4	79.0	66.2
Two or more races	-	-	2.9	1.4
Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	111	139	105	145

North Dakota [ Outcomes Data ]

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Children without a recurrence	-	-	-	-
Children with one or more recurrences	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care
(NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan —Sept)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Children maltreated while in foster care	-	-	-	-
Children not maltreated while in foster care	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	-	-	-
Number	-	-	-	-

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	6.4	6.0	5.2	10.6
Guardianship	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2
Reunification	70.3	68.4	70.9	60.5
Other	17.1	18.9	18.4	24.5
Missing data	5.8	6.4	5.1	4.1
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	671	827	851	828

Pie Charts describing data from Table 3.1 above.

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	89.7	90.9	85.4	72.8
Guardianship	-	-	-	-
Reunification	6.9	-	9.8	16.5
Other	3.4	4.5	-	9.7
Missing data	-	4.5	4.9	1.0
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	29	44	41	103

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	-	0.4	-	0.9
Guardianship	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.4
Reunification	64.4	65.8	67.0	60.3
Other	26.5	25.2	25.1	35.8
Missing data	8.8	8.0	7.1	2.6
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	351	448	463	464

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Children age 12 or younger at entry	-	-	-	10.9
Children older than 12 at entry	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.1
Missing data	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	37	42	43	46

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.				Asian				Asian/Pacific Islander				Black				Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	1.6	5.1	4.0	9.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.7	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	0.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	75.3	64.0	63.2	52.4	-	-	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	-	86.7	76.9	63.2	72.2	-	-	-	100.0
Other	17.7	25.3	22.9	32.8	-	-	-	-	-	40.0	-	-	6.7	15.4	31.6	11.1	-	-	-	-
Missing data	4.8	5.5	9.9	5.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.7	7.7	5.3	-	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	-	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	-	-	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	-	-	100.0
Number	186	253	253	229	-	-	2	-	3	2	-	-	15	13	19	18	-	-	-	1
	Hispanic				White				Unable to Determine				Two or More Races				Missing Data
	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	-	6.8	-	16.0	9.2	6.7	6.1	11.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.1	-	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	-	-	0.2	0.4	0.8	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reunification	86.2	75.0	81.8	60.0	66.5	69.5	73.4	63.4	100.0	-	-	-	-	100.0	88.9	63.2	-	-	-	-
Other	13.8	15.9	9.1	16.0	17.4	16.2	17.1	22.2	-	-	-	-	100.0	-	-	15.8	-	-	-	-
Missing data	-	2.3	9.1	8.0	6.7	7.2	2.7	2.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.1	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	-	-	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	-	-	-
Number	29	44	33	25	436	511	526	536	1	-	-	-

North Dakota

North Dakota [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

C. Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)6

E. Children Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)