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Statistics
Snapshot Of Information For Children For May, 1997:
There were 109,945 children in out-of-home care as of May, 1997. This number includes children probation cases (5,848).
These children were removed from their homes because of:
- Sexual Abuse 05 %
- Physical Abuse 11 %
- Severe Neglect 21 %
- General Neglect 24 %
- Emotional Abuse 02 %
- Caretaker Absence 24 %
- Child Disability 03 %
- Voluntary Placement 01 %
- Law Violation 05 %
- Other 04 %
By gender (excluding children probation cases):
- Female 50.6 %
- Male 49.3 %
By gender probation cases:
- Female 20.1 %
- Male 79.8 %
By age:
- 0-4 25 %
- 5-8 24 %
- 9-11 16 %
- 12-14 15 %
- 15-18 20 %
The race or ethnic breakdown of these children (excluding probation cases) is:
- White 34.1 %
- Hispanic 27.3 %
- African-American 36.0 %
- American Indian/Alaskan 00.9 %
- Filipino 00.3 %
- Asian/Pacific Islander 01.1 %
- Unknown 00.3 %
The race or ethnic breakdown of the children probation cases only is:
- White 37.7 %
- Hispanic 32.0 %
- African-American 23.9 %
- American Indian/Alaskan 01.6 %
- Filipino 00.6 %
- Asian/Pacific Islander 03.9 %
- Unknown 00.3 %
The children (excluding probation cases) were placed in:
- Nonrelative Foster Family Homes 33.2 %
- Relative Foster Family Homes 45.4 %
- Group Homes 15.7 %
- Facility Type Unknown 5.7 %
The children probation cases were placed in:
- Nonrelative Foster Family Homes 10.1%
- Relative Foster Family Homes 02.6 %
- Group Homes 85.8 %
- Facility Type Unknown 1.5 %
Household Characteristics
Excluding the child welfare services cases and children probation cases, 66,081 children (or 83%) were removed from families eligible for or receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Excluding the 32 child welfare services cases from the children probation cases, 2,958 children (or 50%) were removed from families eligible for or receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
Fiscal Characteristics
More than $1 billion is spent on out-of-home care annually. Of this amount, approximately $578 million is paid to group homes.