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Title: Sources of Adoption Data

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2011

ISBN: 9048189721, 9789048189724

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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8972-4_3

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Abstract: Chapter 3 presents an overview of data issues along with a listing of adoption data sources and their limitations. Dara for demographic analysis generally are from three sources: vital statistics or registration data, Census Data, and large scale surveys (Ponston & Bouvier, 2010). In the United States (U.S.) there is no unified vital statistics or registration system for child adoptions despite over 60 years of efforts to obtain asingle accurate registration of . . .

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Authors: Davis, Mary Ann

Editors: Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 61-78

Volume Title: Children for Families or Families for Children: The Demography of Adoption Behavior in the U.S.

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Publisher Location: Berlin, Germany

Volume: 29

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other

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