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THE MODEL ADOPTION ACT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION 81 WELFARE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING
NUMBER OF RESPONSES FROM COMMENTATOR GROUPS SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING OPEN RECORDS
\\ Con Open ~tscords , IIIIIIIIIII P ~ O ope11 I(ecords
El = 'I'otal N11rnt)cr of Collllllcnts 011 I Ilec:trrtls, 1,y ( : ~ J I I I I I I ~ ! I,II.OI.
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Adult: Adopt1 ve Ulrth Co~~cer ned I'c~i ti0119 Vo I\II)\ i11:Y :; 1 . ~ I 1 I: I O 1 1'11l11 i I:
Adoptee Parent IJarctrt Citizens A~~I:I\L+~ At,jlatic-y o l ~ ~ ~ Z,I i ~ L l i lI'JII
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N= 982 N=1,343 1.1 3 8 3 ti=?, 4 65 I , 9 111 11.- 12'1 tl:.. IU ! 1 = :! 4 tl 10
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Child adoptions by type
UnCfeb States rg52 1960 r965 r 968 BZi! .mL
Total 85,000 107,000 142,000 166,000 175,000 169,000
By relatives 43,000 49,000 65,000 80,000 82,000 86,000
Non-re1 ati ve 42,000 58,000 77,000 86,000 89,000 83,000
*National Center for Social Stubies, S€atiktica'L Abstract of tfje Uniteb States, 1973;
No. 508, "Cfjtlb Abop €ions by Type1', 1952 - I 97 1 . HE.. fjas not publisfjeb recent
figures for tack of sufficient bafn.
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** Step-parent aboptions are counteb as' '43y Relafive'
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