Table 1.
Demographics.
| Characteristics | Sample | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 688 | 45.47 |
| Male | 825 | 54.53 |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 722 | 47.72 |
| African American/Black | 247 | 16.33 |
| Asian | 172 | 11.37 |
| Othera | 372 | 24.59 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 197 | 13.02 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1316 | 86.98 |
| SES | ||
| 0%−100% FPL | 139 | 9.19 |
| >100%−200% FPL | 215 | 14.21 |
| >200%−300% FPL | 260 | 17.18 |
| >300%−400% FPL | 222 | 14.67 |
| >400% FPL | 677 | 44.75 |
| Type of Adoption | ||
| International | 342 | 22.60 |
| Foster | 578 | 38.20 |
| Private | 593 | 39.19 |
| Pre-adoption Residence | ||
| Foster Family | 363 | 23.99 |
| Birth Parents | 312 | 20.62 |
| Kinship Foster Family | 67 | 4.43 |
| U.S. Group Home | 87 | 5.75 |
| Institution/Orphanage | 225 | 14.87 |
| Hospital/Health Clinic | 375 | 24.79 |
| Other | 84 | 5.55 |
| Siblings | 700 | 46.27 |
| L1 | ||
| English | 1351 | 89.29 |
| Not English | 162 | 10.71 |
| Adopted from the U.S. | 1172 | 77.46 |
Notes. FPL = federal poverty level; L1 = first language; SES = socioeconomic status.
a
Includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, multiple races, or unknown.