Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics of Policy and Control Variables

Variable	Year
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
% of Adoptions at Intercountry Agencies	17.2					13.3	12.5
	(8.7)					(7.6)	(7.2)
Child Welfare Spending per Child in	36,667		35,997		47,392		32,607
Foster Care (2000 dollars)
	(13,693)		(15,625)		(59,551)		(47,930)
Median Income (2000 dollars)	35,122	36,603	38,551	40,251	41,762	42,300	42,364
	(5,505)	(5,389)	(5,742)	(5,834)	(6,403)	(6,562)	(6,495)
Population Age 25–44 (% of total)	31.46	31.30	30.97	30.55	30.08	29.61	29.13
	(1.82)	(1.79)	(1.73)	(1.69)	(1.66)	(1.64)	(1.63)
African Americans (% of population)	11.05	11.10	11.14	11.18	11.22	11.26	11.30
	(12.23)	(12.23)	(12.24)	(12.24)	(12.24)	(12.24)	(12.24)
African Americans in Foster Care (% of foster care population)	36.54	31.68	32.20	29.61	30.80	29.92	37.60
	(28.25)	(27.84)	(25.13)	(24.50)	(23.73)	(23.29)	(23.25)

Note: Standard deviations in parentheses. See text for sources.