Table 2.

Characteristics of respondent parents who adopted 1,834 children internationally in Minnesota, 1990–1998. International Adoption Project

Characteristics of respondent parent
Mean (SD) respondent age, years
Age at survey	44.5 (5.6)
Age at placement	37.7 (5.1)
Born in the U.S., %	98.2
Marital status, %
Married	86.2
Living with a partner	2.2
Separated, divorced or widowed	4.2
Never married	7.4
Prior adoption experience, %
Any prior adoption
Respondent was adopted	2.7
Extended family adopted	35.7
Of those with a partner/spouse (n = 1,621)
Partner/spouse was adopted	2.0
Annual household income, %
< $50,000	15.4
$51,000–$100,000	44.5
$101,000–$150,000	19.7
$151,000–$200,000	7.5
≥$201,000	8.0
Missing	4.9
Education, %
Two-parent family: both college degrees	49.5
Two-parent family: one college degree	24.4
Two-parent family: neither college degree	14.6
Single-parent family: college degree	9.4
Single-parent family: no college degree	2.0
Missing	0.1
Employment, %
Two-parent family: both full-time employed	30.0
Two-parent family: both part-time employed	1.2
Two-parent family: one full-time, one part-time	29.9
Two-parent family: one full-time employed	25.7
Two-parent family: both not employed	1.0
Single-parent family: full- or part-time employed	10.4
Single-parent family: not employed	0.9
Missing	0.9

Note: 86% of the respondent parents were female