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Census Bureau reports number
of adopted children
around 1.5 million in 1996
by Michelle Konieczny
In a report titled, "Living Arrangements of Children: Fall 1996", which was released last month, the US Census Bureau stated that the number of adopted children in the US rose from 1.1 million in 1991 to over 1.5 million in 1996. However, they are quick to point out that this number might not truely reflect the number of adopted children as many parents may not be forthcoming about their children's adoptive status. Due to these difficulties the results of the study in regards to adopted children brought only basic information.
The study, written by Jason Fields, cites that currently White non-Hispanic children make up the majority or 77% of adopted children. This percentage of adopted children is larger than the same racial classification figure among all children taken together.
The study also points out that only 16% of adopted children are being raised in 2-parent families, as compared to 25% of all children being in 2 parent homes.
A note is given reminding the public that these figures are not the resultants from the 2000 Census, of which information will be made available during the next 3 years.
More information and an online version of this study can be found at: http://www.census.gov
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