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Table 3: ADOPT
Date: March, 2008

Child's Finalization Age (Grouped)
October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006

STATE
 Child's Finalization Age (Grouped) Total Missing Child's Finalization Age
under 1 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-18 19+ % N N Mean Yrs Median Yrs
% % % % % %
Alabama 2% 45% 33% 16% 4% 0% 100% 387 0 7.21 6.58
Alaska 0% 53% 28% 16% 3% 0% 100% 212 0 6.67 5.64
Arizona 1% 59% 28% 11% 2% 0% 100% 1400 0 5.83 4.82
Arkansas 3% 44% 33% 16% 4% 0% 100% 395 0 7.12 6.46
California 2% 58% 25% 12% 2% 0% 100% 7362 2 5.94 4.65
Colorado 3% 58% 24% 12% 3% 0% 100% 956 0 5.71 4.33
Connecticut 15% 47% 26% 11% 2% 0% 100% 649 0 5.34 4.02
Delaware 1% 64% 22% 13% 0% 0% 100% 94 0 5.69 4.50
District of Columbia 0% 43% 32% 22% 2% 0% 100% 179 0 7.70 7.09
Florida 2% 52% 27% 16% 3% 0% 100% 3046 0 6.61 5.49
Georgia 2% 54% 24% 16% 4% 0% 100% 1250 0 6.66 5.36
Hawaii 4% 58% 26% 11% 2% 0% 100% 397 0 5.61 4.33
Idaho 6% 47% 29% 16% 3% 0% 100% 177 0 6.67 5.72
Illinois 0% 51% 30% 17% 3% 0% 100% 1740 0 7.01 5.89
Indiana 1% 52% 29% 15% 3% 0% 100% 1183 0 6.60 5.60
Iowa 1% 55% 30% 12% 2% 0% 100% 984 0 6.18 5.00
Kansas 1% 50% 30% 16% 2% 0% 100% 524 0 6.77 5.78
Kentucky 1% 45% 26% 21% 6% 0% 100% 759 0 7.57 6.43
Louisiana 1% 53% 30% 15% 1% 0% 100% 466 0 6.49 5.36
Maine 0% 49% 26% 21% 4% 0% 100% 331 0 7.30 6.11
Maryland 0% 50% 29% 15% 6% 0% 100% 364 0 7.13 5.95
Massachusetts 1% 57% 30% 10% 2% 0% 100% 874 0 5.99 5.09
Michigan 2% 45% 28% 21% 3% 0% 100% 2591 0 7.21 6.38
Minnesota 5% 54% 23% 16% 2% 0% 100% 664 0 5.96 4.42
Mississippi 1% 46% 31% 17% 5% 0% 100% 248 0 7.30 6.33
Missouri 4% 51% 26% 14% 4% 0% 100% 1253 0 6.41 5.19
Montana 0% 56% 28% 15% 1% 0% 100% 272 0 6.49 5.40
Nebraska 1% 50% 31% 16% 1% 0% 100% 534 0 6.64 5.75
Nevada 2% 55% 28% 15% 1% 0% 100% 444 0 6.20 5.34
New Hampshire 1% 44% 30% 21% 4% 0% 100% 135 0 7.88 6.55
New Jersey 1% 59% 24% 13% 3% 0% 100% 1325 0 6.13 4.63
New Mexico 1% 48% 25% 20% 5% 0% 100% 338 0 7.27 6.11
New York 1% 36% 31% 26% 6% 0% 100% 2810 0 8.50 7.94
North Carolina 4% 52% 28% 13% 3% 0% 100% 1234 0 6.24 5.29
North Dakota 23% 41% 25% 11% 0% 0% 100% 150 0 5.10 4.27
Ohio 3% 48% 24% 19% 5% 0% 100% 1803 0 7.06 5.76
Oklahoma 2% 49% 29% 17% 4% 0% 100% 1141 0 6.96 5.97
Oregon 0% 59% 30% 11% 1% 0% 100% 1095 0 5.89 5.11
Pennsylvania 1% 51% 28% 17% 4% 0% 100% 1926 0 6.87 5.80
Puerto Rico 2% 45% 37% 12% 3% 1% 100% 236 0 7.11 6.31
Rhode Island 2% 55% 29% 10% 4% 0% 100% 258 0 6.09 4.77
South Carolina 2% 52% 27% 17% 2% 0% 100% 425 0 6.69 5.59
South Dakota 1% 42% 41% 11% 5% 0% 100% 150 0 7.07 6.51
Tennessee 2% 39% 26% 23% 10% 0% 100% 994 0 8.30 7.62
Texas 3% 57% 26% 12% 2% 0% 100% 3409 0 5.79 4.64
Utah 8% 57% 22% 9% 3% 0% 100% 503 0 5.33 4.06
Vermont 1% 52% 24% 21% 2% 0% 100% 164 0 7.16 5.83
Virginia 0% 44% 31% 21% 4% 0% 100% 551 0 7.57 6.80
Washington 1% 64% 24% 10% 1% 0% 100% 1196 0 5.41 4.38
West Virginia 1% 50% 31% 14% 4% 0% 100% 419 0 6.74 5.94
Wisconsin 5% 46% 29% 16% 5% 0% 100% 885 0 6.89 5.90
Wyoming 2% 53% 32% 11% 4% 0% 100% 57 0 6.40 5.57

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