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Utah Child
Welfare System Profile |
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1999 |
1999 |
1999 |
1999 |
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Child
Population |
Child
Abuse Substantiated |
Children
in Foster Care |
Completed
Adoptions |
| Population |
707,366 |
8,660 |
2,273 |
369 |
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White |
86.4% |
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67.5% |
74.0% |
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African American |
.7% |
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4.1% |
5.0% |
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Hispanic |
8.7% |
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15.0% |
17.0% |
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Asian |
2.7% |
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0.7% |
2.0% |
| Native
American |
1.5% |
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6.3% |
1.0% |
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| Child
welfare costs |
(1998) |
108,474,800 |
$
per capita
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52 |
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