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Michigan [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population (Census Bureau)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total children under 18 years	2,561,139	2,575,677	2,573,235	2,570,264
Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Asian	N/A	1.8	2	2.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.9	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	17.2	17.3	17.5	17.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	N/A	0	0
Hispanic	4.1	4.8	4.8	4.9
White	76.2	72.4	72.6	72.3
Two or more races	N/A	2.8	2.4	2.5
Other	N/A	0.2	0	0
% Child population in poverty	14	13.6	13	14.7

Child Welfare Summary	1999	2000	2002	2002
Child maltreatment victims3	24,505	26,680	28,475	28,830
Children in foster care on 9/30	20,300	20,034	20,896	21,251
Children adopted	2,446	2,804	2,980	2,847

¹The convention for the data tables is the following: N/A in the data table means that the category was not applicable for the specific year. A dash (-) means that there is "no value" or the category is a true zero (that is, no children were reported as being in that category). A zero (0) means that there is a value for the category, but the value is less than 0.1 percent.Back

²The multiple and overlapping race categories in this and subsequent race tables are due to changes in the Census Bureau categories beginning in 2000. Because the reporting of these categories is a relatively new process for States, changes in percentages over time may be due to data quality issues.Back

³A child victim is a child who is the subject of a substantiated or indicated maltreatment report. Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once.Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

	Number				Rate
Maltreatment Information Overview	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	166,160	164,369	172,281	190,164	64.9 per 1,000	63.8 per 1,000	66.9 per 1,000	74.0 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims	24,505	26,680	28,475	28,830	9.6 per 1,000	10.4 per 1,000	11.1 per 1,000	11.2 per 1,000
Child fatalities	48	--	--	--	1.9 per 100,000	-- per 100,000	-- per 100,000	-- per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	11.9	12.4	12.4	12.3
1-5 years	28.9	27.9	27.2	28
6-10 years	31	30.6	29.7	28.4
11-15 years	23.5	24	25.6	26
16+ years	4.7	5.1	5.1	5.3
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	24,505	26,680	28,475	28,830

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	--	0.4	0.4
Black	40.7	39.7	38.9	35.8
Hispanic	2.4	2.2	2.9	2.9
White	55.8	53.7	55	57.9
Two or more races	2.4	--	--	--
Total %4	102.4	100	100	100
Number	24,505	26,680	28,475	28,830

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Emotional Abuse	6.9	7.3	7.5	5.4
Medical Neglect	2.3	2.7	2.5	2.4
Neglect	70.8	68.7	66.3	69.2
Physical Abuse	20.9	22.7	21.3	19.8
Sexual Abuse	6.5	5.9	5.8	5.8
Unknown / Missing data	0	--	--	--
Other	0	--	3.6	3.5
Total %5	107.4	107.3	107	106.1
Number	24,505	26,680	28,475	28,830

⁴Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race.Back

⁵Percentages 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
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	16,111	10,929	6,740	20,300	27,040
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	17,129	10,707	7,802	20,034	27,836
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	16,925	12,283	8,312	20,896	29,208
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	21,059	10,019	9,827	21,251	31,078
Median Length of Stay (Months)
FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)	13.6	N/A	13.9	14.4	N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)	14.5	N/A	15.3	14.7	N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)	14.4	N/A	14.8	12.7	N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)	15.3	N/A	18.2	15.6	N/A

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Under 1 Year	4.7	4.5	4.9	4.5	12.8	13.9	14	13.9	2.6	2.7	2.9	2	5.3	5.2	5.6	4.5
1-5 years	26.6	25.2	26.6	25.4	24.6	27	27.8	25.3	24.2	24.8	27.3	27.6	26.6	27.3	28	25.7
6-10 years	23.5	24.4	25.2	23.7	22.5	24.4	23.9	22.9	20.6	22.5	24.2	22.6	25	25.2	24.7	23.3
11-15 years	24.7	25.5	25.2	26.8	26.9	24.5	25.6	28.9	19.4	20	20.4	21.5	24.7	24.9	25.9	28.1
16-18 years	18.8	18.3	16.6	18.2	11.3	9.5	8.4	9	26.7	24.7	20.8	21	16.9	16	14.5	17.2
19+ years	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0	4.9	4.1	3.6	5	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.2
Unknown / Missing data	0.3	0.7	0.3	0	1.7	0.5	0.2	--	1.6	1.1	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	16,111	17,129	16,925	21,059	10,929	10,707	12,283	10,019	6,740	7,802	8,312	9,827	20,300	20,034	20,896	21,251

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)	In Care On: 10/1/98	In Care On: 10/1/99	In Care On: 10/1/00	In Care On: 10/1/01	Entered Care During FY: 1999	Entered Care During FY: 2000	Entered Care During FY: 2001	Entered Care During FY: 2002	Exited Care During FY: 1999	Exited Care During FY: 2000	Exited Care During FY:2001	Exited Care During FY: 2002	In Care On: 9/30/99	In Care On: 9/30/00	In Care On: 9/30/01	In Care On: 9/30/02
Alaska Native/American Indian	--	--	--	1.1	--	--	0.2	1.4	--	--	--	1.4	--	--	0.1	1.2
Asian	N/A	--	--	0.2	N/A	--	0	0.3	N/A	--	--	0.4	N/A	--	0	0.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	--	--	--	52.7	--	--	8.7	43.9	--	--	--	45	--	--	5.1	52.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	0	N/A	--	--	0.3	N/A	--	--	0	N/A	--	--	0.1
Hispanic	--	--	--	3.4	--	--	0.7	4.3	--	--	--	4.1	--	--	0.4	3.5
White	--	--	--	39.3	--	--	8.3	46.3	--	--	--	45.4	--	--	4.9	39.8
Two or more races	N/A	--	--	3.1	N/A	--	0.6	3.2	N/A	--	--	3.4	N/A	--	0.3	3
Unknown / Missing data	100	100	100	0.2	100	100	81.4	0.3	100	100	100	0.2	100	100	89.1	0.2
Total %	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Number	16,111	17,129	16,925	21,059	10,929	10,707	12,283	10,019	6,740	7,802	8,312	9,827	20,300	20,034	20,896	21,251

D. Children Waiting to be Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)6

Overview	9/30/99	9/30/00	9/30/01	9/30/02
Children waiting to be adopted	8,495	7,745	7,839	6,874
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)	5,166	5,226	6,174	6,750

Age of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	5.9	5.7	5.6	2.1
1-5 years	35.6	33	32	27.6
6-10 years	33.6	31.8	30.3	29
11-15 years	20.3	23.9	26.3	31.8
16+ years	3.4	4.1	4.8	7.9
Unknown / Missing data	1.2	1.5	1.1	1.6
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	8,495	7,745	7,839	6,874

Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	--	--	0	0.9
Asian	N/A	--	--	0
Asian/Pacific Islander	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	--	--	4.3	59.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	--	--	0
Hispanic	--	--	0.3	3
White	--	--	3.9	33
Two or more races	N/A	--	0.2	3.1
Unknown / Missing data	100	100	91.2	0.2
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	8,495	7,745	7,839	6,874

⁶Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR). 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 Adoption Database)

Age of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Under 1 Year	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.3
1-5 years	47.1	43.3	43	44.2
6-10 years	34.3	36.7	36.1	31.9
11-15 years	15.9	15.9	16.8	20.1
16+ years	1.6	2.5	2.2	2.5
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,446	2,804	2,980	2,847

Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alaska Native/American Indian	1	0.6	0.8	0.9
Asian	N/A	0.2	--	0.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black	51.5	49.5	48.5	43.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	N/A	0	--	--
Hispanic	4.3	4.1	4.3	4.2
White	42.4	41	40.3	45.7
Two or more races	N/A	4.2	5.8	5.4
Unknown / Missing data	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,446	2,804	2,980	2,847

Michigan [ Outcomes Data ]

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

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children without a recurrence	96.6	96.7	96.4	92.2
Children with one or more recurrences	3.4	3.3	3.6	7.8
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	11,576	13,482	14,171	14,334

Graph of the Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months

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 (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children maltreated while in foster care	--	0.3	0.3	0.2
Children not maltreated while in foster care	--	99.7	99.7	99.8
Total %	--	100	100	100
Number	--	26,044	27,359	28,779

Graph of the Occurance of Maltreatment in Foster Care

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	19.8	21.8	22.4	22.4
Guardianship	1	1.2	2.8	3.6
Reunification	60	56.2	56.7	61
Other	19.1	20.7	17.9	12.3
Missing data	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.8
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	6,740	7,802	8,312	9,827

Percent Exits from Foster Care
1999	2000	2001	2002

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	--	--	36.2
Guardianship	--	--	--	2.5
Reunification	--	--	--	45
Other	--	--	--	15.7
Missing data	--	--	--	0.7
Total %	--	--	--	100
Number				1,532

3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	1.6	1.4	1.5	2.7
Guardianship	0.8	1.1	2.5	2.9
Reunification	60.7	53.6	54.5	59.8
Other	36.5	43.4	41.1	32.1
Missing data	0.3	0.5	0.4	2.4
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	2,606	2,812	2,532	2,987

3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Children age 12 or younger at entry	22.8	23.9	24.3	20.4
Children older than 12 at entry	76.5	75.5	75.5	79.6
Missing data	0.7	0.5	0.2	--
Total %	100	100	100	100
Number	587	564	485	607

3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)	Alaska Native/A.I.				Asian				Asian/Pacific Islander				Black				Native Hawaiian/ Other P.I.
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	--	--	14.9	N/A	--	--	5.3	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	20.4	N/A	--	--	--
Guardianship	--	--	--	3	N/A	--	--	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	3.5	N/A	--	--	--
Reunification	--	--	--	74.6	N/A	--	--	78.9	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	14.1	N/A	--	--	50
Other	--	--	--	7.5	N/A	--	--	15.8	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	0.9	N/A	--	--	50
Missing data	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	--
Total %	--	--	--	100	N/A	--	--	100	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	100	N/A	--	--	100
Number	--	--	--	134	N/A	--	--	38	--	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	--	--	4,427	N/A	--	--	2

	Hispanic				White				Unable to Determine				Two or More Races				Missing Data
	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002	1999	2000	2001	2002
Adoption	--	--	--	23.1	--	--	--	23.6	--	--	--	29.2	N/A	--	--	35.2	19.8	21.8	22.4	--
Guardianship	--	--	--	4	--	--	--	3.6	--	--	--	4.2	N/A	--	--	3	1	1.2	2.8	--
Reunification	--	--	--	60.9	--	--	--	60.8	--	--	--	62.5	N/A	--	--	55.3	60	56.2	56.7	--
Other	--	--	--	11.5	--	--	--	11.1	--	--	--	4.2	N/A	--	--	5.9	19.1	20.7	17.9	--
Missing data	--	--	--	0.5	--	--	--	0.8	--	--	--	--	N/A	--	--	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	--
Total %	--	--	--	100	--	--	--	100	--	--	--	100	N/A	--	--	100	100	100	100	--
Number	--	--	--	399	--	--	--	4,465	--	--	--	24	N/A	--	--	338	6,740	7,802	8,312	--

4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database: Fiscal Year Data)

4.1 Time to Reunification (%)	1999	2000	2001	2002
Less than 12 m

Michigan

Michigan [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics

General Population(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

2,561,139

2,575,677

2,573,235

2,570,264

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

% Child population in poverty

14

13.6

13

14.7

Child Welfare Summary

1999

2000

2002

2002

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)

Number

Rate

Maltreatment Information Overview

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

Age of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

24,505

26,680

28,475

28,830

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

24,505

26,680

28,475

28,830

Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number

24,505

26,680

28,475

28,830

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

Median Length of Stay (Months)

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)

In Care On: 10/1/98

In Care On: 10/1/99

In Care On: 10/1/00

In Care On: 10/1/01

Entered Care During FY: 1999

General Population
(Census Bureau)

Race/ethnicity (%)1 , 2