Each subgroup has been targeted for ideal numbers of participants. Please send in your demographic form quickly to optimize the chances that your family will get a chance to be counted! 1) Family Race/Ethnicity: a. Inracial: The adopted child is the same race as the adoptive parents. This study will look only at the following racial groups. i. Child - African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, white, biracial, multiracial ii. Parent(s) - Same racial and ethnic background as child. In two-parent families, both parents with same racial and ethnic background as child. b. Transracial: The adopted child is a different race than the adoptive parents. This study will look only at the following racial groups. i. Child - African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, biracial or multiracial (at least one half African American) ii. Parent(s) - White c. Interracial: The parents are different races from each other. The adopted child is either the same or a different race than the adoptive parents. This study will look only at the following racial groups. i. Child - African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, biracial or multiracial (at least one half African American) ii. Parent(s) - Parenting couples who are different races than each other 2) Type of Adoption: a. Domestic - Public b. Domestic - Private Agency c. Domestic - Independent d. International - All Legal Forms

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