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Ohio [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population	1998	1999	2000	2001
Total children under 18 years	2,844,005	2,844,071	2,888,339	2,876,999
Race/ethnicity (%)¹
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Asian	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.3	1.4	1.1	N/A
Black	14.5	14.5	14.2	14.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0
Hispanic	2.3	2.4	2.8	2.8
White	81.7	81.6	79.2	79.1
Two or more races	N/A	N/A	2.3	2.2
Other	N/A	N/A	0.3	N/A
% Child population in poverty	16.1	17.6	14.6	16.2
% Child population living in metropolitan areas	84.6	89.5	80.7	83.5

Child Welfare	1998	1999	2000	2001
Child maltreatment victims	58,938	55,921	54,084	51,031
Children in foster care on 9/30	-	20,078	20,365	21,584
Children adopted	1,015	1,868	2,044	2,230

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	1998	2000	2001
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	135,613	128,924	120,712	113,720	47.7 per 1,000	45.3 per 1,000	41.8 per 1,000	39.5 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims²	58,938	55,921	54,084	51,031	20.7 per 1,000	19.7 per 1,000	18.7 per 1,000	17.7 per 1,000
Child fatalities	60	58	58	80	2.1 per 100,000	2.0 per 100,000	2.0 per 100,000	2.8 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Under 1 year	7.6	7.6	8.2	7.9
1-5 years	30.6	29.6	30.2	30.2
6-10 years	30.0	29.9	29.6	28.9
11-15 years	23.0	23.8	23.7	24.7
16+ years	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.5
Unknown	2.7	2.8	1.9	1.8
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	58,938	55,921	54,084	51,031

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2
Black	31.8	30.1	31.2	30.0
Hispanic	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.0
White	62.6	64.0	63.5	60.7
Two or more races	-	-	-	1.1
Other/Unknown	4.1	4.8	5.4	6.9
Total %³	100.4	100.7	101.8	100.0
Number	58,938	55,921	54,084	51,031

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Emotional abuse	3.1	4.2	5.5	11.2
Medical neglect	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neglect	55.0	53.3	52.7	53.1
Physical abuse	27.3	28.0	27.7	25.6
Sexual abuse	14.1	14.1	14.0	15.4
Other	-	-	-	-
Unknown	0.4	0.3	0.1	-
Total %⁴	100.0	100.0	100.0	105.3
Number	58,938	55,921	54,084	51,031

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)	-	-	-	-	-
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	16,951	15,946	12,819	20,078	32,897
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	19,100	15,396	14,131	20,365	34,496
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01)	19,563	16,157	14,136	21,584	35,720
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98)	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99)	12.6	N/A	4.8	13.4	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00)	14.0	N/A	7.4	14.4	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00-9/30/01)	14.7	N/A	7.6	13.4	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	-	5.3	5.4	5.3	-	12.7	12.9	13.8	-	5.7	5.4	5.7	-	5.5	5.4	5.7
1-5 years	-	24.0	24.9	24.7	-	24.8	24.7	24.0	-	25.5	27.3	27.1	-	24.8	24.8	24.4
6-10 years	-	23.0	23.8	23.2	-	21.5	21.1	20.4	-	20.2	21.5	20.8	-	23.5	23.0	22.0
11-15 years	-	29.0	28.5	28.8	-	28.6	28.5	29.1	-	25.3	24.0	24.9	-	28.6	28.8	28.9
16-18 years	-	17.2	16.1	16.8	-	12.0	12.6	12.6	-	21.7	20.4	20.2	-	15.9	16.6	17.6
19+ years	-	0.7	0.8	0.8	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.2	1.1	-	0.9	0.8	1.0
Unknown	-	0.9	0.6	0.5	-	0.3	0.2	0.0	-	0.5	0.2	0.2	-	0.9	0.6	0.4
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	-	16,951	19,100	19,563	-	15,946	15,396	16,157	-	12,819	14,131	14,136	-	20,078	20,365	21,584

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	-	-	0.2	0.1	-	-	0.1	0.1	-	-	0.2	0.1	-	-	0.1	0.1
Asian	-	-	0.1	0.1	-	-	0.2	0.2	-	-	0.3	0.2	-	-	0.1	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black	-	-	46.9	47.1	-	0.1	41.0	42.3	-	-	40.3	41.1	-	0.1	47.0	47.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	-	-	0.0	0.0	-	-	0.0	0.0	-	-	0.0	0.0	-	-	0.0	0.0
Hispanic	-	0.7	2.6	2.7	-	0.8	2.8	2.7	-	1.2	2.9	2.6	-	0.5	2.5	2.7
White	-	0.3	44.2	44.0	-	0.5	50.5	49.6	-	0.2	50.7	50.2	-	0.5	44.4	44.1
Two or more races	-	-	5.1	5.1	-	-	4.2	3.4	-	-	4.3	4.4	-	-	4.9	4.3
Unknown	-	99.0	0.9	0.9	-	98.6	1.3	1.7	-	98.6	1.2	1.3	-	98.9	1.0	1.2
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	-	16,951	19,100	19,563	-	15,946	15,396	16,157	-	12,819	14,131	14,136	-	20,078	20,365	21,584

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	-	3,476	4,439	5,929
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	-	590	3,035	4,919

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Under 1 year	-	3.1	2.8	2.8
1-5 years	-	27.7	26.6	26.9
6-10 years	-	30.4	29.3	28.0
11-15 years	-	30.5	31.4	31.4
16+ years	-	6.9	8.2	8.7
Unknown	-	1.5	1.7	2.3
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	-	3,476	4,439	5,929

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	0.1	0.1
Asian	-	-	-	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
Black	-	0.2	48.0	53.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	-	0.4	2.0	2.6
White	-	0.3	44.2	37.9
Two or more races	-	-	5.4	5.0
Unknown	-	99.1	0.4	0.4
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	-	3,476	4,439	5,929

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	2.0	7.4	6.3	4.9
1-5 years	53.7	48.6	48.4	47.0
6-10 years	29.6	28.7	28.9	29.9
11-15 years	13.1	13.1	13.7	15.4
16+ years	1.7	2.2	2.7	2.8
Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	1,015	1,868	2,044	2,230

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Alaska Native/American Indian	-	-	0.3	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	-	0.1	-	-
Black	41.6	50.9	42.5	44.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	2.0	0.4	3.6	2.7
White	50.7	46.6	45.6	45.1
Two or more races	-	-	6.8	6.8
Unknown	5.6	1.9	0.9	0.5
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	1,015	1,868	2,044	2,230

Ohio [ 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	-	-	-	91.8
Children with one or more recurrences	-	-	-	8.2
Total %	-	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	-	19,452

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	-	-	-	0.13
Children not maltreated while in foster care	-	-	-	99.87
Total %	-	-	-	100.0
Number	-	-	-	32,418

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

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	-	-	12.0	13.9
Guardianship	-	3.9	3.9	3.9
Reunification	-	71.6	64.2	62.5
Other	-	8.6	8.4	8.0
Missing data	-	16.0	11.4	11.7
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	-	12,819	14,131	14,136

Pie Charts describing data from Table 3.1 above.

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	`	-	15.6	18.0
Guardianship	-	2.8	3.5	3.3
Reunification	-	72.6	59.5	57.0
Other	-	15.7	13.7	14.7
Missing data	-	8.9	7.7	7.0
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	-	4,391	4,930	4,344

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Adoption	-	-	0.4	0.6
Guardianship	-	3.1	3.0	3.5
Reunification	-	50.8	52.8	50.3
Other	-	18.1	20.1	19.1
Missing data	-	28.0	23.6	26.4
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	-	4,548	4,601	4,603

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1998	1999	2000	2001
Children age 12 or younger at entry	-	24.2	22.5	22.2
Children older than 12 at entry	-	75.6	77.3	77.8
Missing data	-	0.2	0.2	-
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	100.0
Number	-	952	1,028	1,013

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	-	-	9.7	8.3	-	-	10.3	5.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.0	14.7	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	-	6.5	-	-	-	2.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.3	4.3	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	-	64.5	66.7	-	-	76.9	68.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	62.9	59.7	-	-	-	100.0
Other	-	-	6.5	16.7	-	-	-	11.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.8	7.8	-	-	-	-
Missing data	-	-	12.9	8.3	-	-	10.3	14.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.0	13.6	-	-	100.0	-
Total %	-	-	100.0	100.0	-	-	100.0	100.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	100.0	100.0	-	-	100.0	100.0
Number	-	-	31	12	-	-	39	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,701	5,806	-	-	1	3
	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	-	-	15.3	15.7	-	-	11.5	13.0	-	-	6.3	4.4	-	-	18.0	19.8	-	-	-	-
Guardianship	-	4.5	5.8	4.9	-	4.3	3.5	3.5	-	3.9	3.4	2.2	-	-	5.1	4.5	-	-	-	-
Reunification	-	68.8	62.0	62.4	-	78.3	65.3	64.7	-	71.6	66.3	57.5	-	-	63.2	63.5	-	-	-	-
Other	-	5.2	8.0	9.7	-	4.3	8.3	8.2	-	8.6	5.7	5.5	-	-	7.8	8.0	-	-	-	-
Missing data	-	21.4	8.8	7.3	-	13.0	11.4	10.6	-	16.0	18.3	30.4	-	-	5.9	4.3	-	-	-	-
Total %	-	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	100.0	100.0	-	-	100.0	100.0	-	-	-	-
Number	-	154	411	370	-	23	7,167	7,102	-</

Ohio

Ohio [ 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)