#1 how many couples sign up (begin the process) for adoption 
   in the US per year. I only want couples that are NEW to the 
   adoption process. I realize adoption takes a long time, even 
   years, but if a couple decides to adopt in 1999, and starts 
   the paperwork in 1999, they are counted in 1999, and not every 
   year after that.

#2 how many estimated (legal + illegal) abortions are there per year in the US.

Regards,
Pjordan

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 04 Feb 2003 10:38 PST

Regarding part 1, do you want adoptions that only take place in the US
or do you want to count international adoptions as well?

-THV

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Clarification of Question by pjordan-ga on 04 Feb 2003 11:45 PST

Regarding #1, the criteria should be that the "adoptors" live in the
US. So the people adopting are from the US, but their locale
preference for a child can be anywhere. Remember, I am not asking how
many people adopt, but how many people (new to that adoption cycle)
start the adoption process each year.

Now, if a couple adopts seven kids and in total takes 15 years, the
couple can only be counted 7 times max, and not be counted once each
year for 15 years.

The above is just an example posted so you can get a better idea of
the scope of my question.