| 2 | What is your age? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.22 |
| 3 | What is your gender? |
| female | 17 |
| male | 1 |
| 4 | What is your general ethnicity? |
| asian | 5 |
| caucasion | 11 |
| east indian | 1 |
| hispanic | 1 |
| other | 1 |
| 5 | Where do you live now? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 14 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 1.79 |
| 7 | How many times were you adopted? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 14 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.21 |
| 8 | What year did you join your adoptive family? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.00 |
| 9 | What age were you when you joined your adoptive family? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.83 |
| 10 | Did you have special needs at the time of adoption? |
| don't know | 2 |
| no | 13 |
| yes | 3 |
| 11 | Was your adoption international or domestic? |
| domestic | 12 |
| international | 6 |
| 13 | What was your country of origin? |
| Australia | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Korea | 1 |
| South Korea | 3 |
| United States | 4 |
| 14 | If your country of origin was not listed, please write in |
| Left Blank | 17 |
| User entered value | 1 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 5.00 |
| 15 | What country were you adopted to? |
| Australia | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| United States | 9 |
| 16 | If your country you were adopted to was not listed, please write in |
| Left Blank | 18 |
| User entered value | 0 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0 |
| 17 | What country did you reside in for the bulk of your adoption? |
| Australia | 1 |
| Canada | 2 |
| United States | 3 |
| 18 | If the country you spent the bulk of your adoption was not listed, please write in |
| Left Blank | 14 |
| User entered value | 0 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0 |
| 20 | What state, province, or region were you adopted from? |
| Left Blank | 5 |
| User entered value | 13 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 1.69 |
| 21 | What state, province, or region were you adopted to? |
| Left Blank | 6 |
| User entered value | 12 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 1.42 |
| 23 | Did you experience racism in your community? |
| no | 2 |
| yes | 5 |
| 24 | Was there access to other members of your race in your community? |
| no | 6 |
| yes | 4 |
| 25 | Do you feel connected to your heritage? |
| no | 4 |
| 26 | Were you supported in exploration of your heritage? |
| no | 6 |
| somewhat | 1 |
| 27 | If your parent(s) supported exploring your heritage, was it adequate? |
| no | 4 |
| 28 | If your parent(s) was/were interested in your heritage, was it welcomed by you? |
| no | 4 |
| 30 | Were you adopted through a placement agency or independent of an agency? |
| independent of an agency | 3 |
| through an agency | 11 |
| 31 | Was your adoption placement agency private or governmental? |
| governmental | 4 |
| private | 13 |
| 33 | Please list the name of your agency |
| Left Blank | 3 |
| User entered value | 15 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 4.27 |
| 34 | Was that agency for profit or non-profit? |
| for profit | 7 |
| non-profit | 8 |
| 35 | Was your adoption open or closed? |
| closed | 17 |
| open | 1 |
| 37 | Do you know the agency that provided your home study? |
| no | 8 |
| not applicable | 1 |
| yes | 9 |
| 38 | If you know the agency that screened your adoptive parents, please provide the name |
| Left Blank | 8 |
| User entered value | 10 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 4.30 |
| 40 | Do you recall post placement monitoring? |
| no | 16 |
| yes | 2 |
| 41 | If you recall post placement monitoring, how many times? |
| Left Blank | 16 |
| User entered value | 2 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.00 |
| 43 | Do you have access to your records? |
| haven't pursued it | 2 |
| no | 8 |
| yes | 8 |
| 44 | Have you searched for your birth family? |
| considering it | 2 |
| yes | 12 |
| 45 | If you located your family or other records, was your birth date altered in your adoption records? |
| don't know | 4 |
| no | 8 |
| yes | 5 |
| 46 | If you located your family or other records, was your name altered in your adoption records? |
| don't know | 4 |
| no | 2 |
| yes | 10 |
| 47 | If you have access to your records, have you contacted your birthmother? |
| no | 2 |
| not applicable | 8 |
| yes | 6 |
| 48 | If reunited with your birthmother, does she regret contact? |
| don't know | 2 |
| no | 3 |
| not applicable | 8 |
| yes | 2 |
| 49 | If you have access to your records, have you contacted your birthfather? |
| no | 1 |
| not applicable | 9 |
| yes | 5 |
| 50 | If reunited with your birthfather, does he regret contact? |
| don't know | 2 |
| no | 2 |
| not applicable | 6 |
| yes | 3 |
| 51 | If you have access to your records, have you contacted your siblings? |
| not applicable | 8 |
| yes | 7 |
| 52 | If you contacted your biological family, do your adoptive parent(s) regret contact? |
| don't know | 4 |
| no | 2 |
| not applicable | 5 |
| yes | 4 |
| 53 | If you contacted your biological family, do you regret contact? |
| no | 8 |
| not applicable | 4 |
| not sure | 3 |
| 54 | If you located your family or other records, was the identity of your parents fabricated? |
| don't know | 1 |
| no | 4 |
| not applicable | 3 |
| yes | 4 |
| 56 | Were you in an orphanage and/or foster care prior to adoption? |
| don't know | 3 |
| foster care | 9 |
| neither | 2 |
| orphanage | 4 |
| 58 | How long were you in an orphanage? |
| 0-1 years | 6 |
| 1-2 years | 1 |
| more than 3 years | 1 |
| 59 | How many orphanages have you lived in? |
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 60 | If you were abused while in an orphanage, how many orphanages were you abused in? |
| Left Blank | 16 |
| User entered value | 2 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 8.00 |
| 61 | If you were abused while in an orphange, what kind of abuse? |
| deprivation | 1 |
| exploitation | 1 |
| neglect | 2 |
| physical abuse | 3 |
| sexual abuse | 1 |
| verbal/emotional abuse | 2 |
| 63 | How long were you in foster care? |
| 0-1 years | 7 |
| 1-2 years | 1 |
| more than 3 years | 3 |
| 64 | How many foster care homes have you lived in? |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 or more | 2 |
| 65 | If you were abused while in foster care, how many foster care homes were you abused in? |
| Left Blank | 12 |
| User entered value | 6 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 6.00 |
| 66 | If you were abused while in foster care, what kind of abuse? |
| deprivation | 2 |
| exploitation | 1 |
| neglect | 4 |
| physical abuse | 4 |
| sexual abuse | 3 |
| verbal/emotional abuse | 5 |
| 68 | Were you abused at home prior to child placement? |
| don't know | 7 |
| no | 7 |
| yes | 4 |
| 69 | If you were abused prior to placement, what kind of abuse? |
| deprivation | 1 |
| neglect | 2 |
| physical abuse | 3 |
| sexual abuse | 1 |
| verbal/emotional abuse | 3 |
| 70 | If you were abused prior to placement, by whom? |
| clergy | 1 |
| extended family member | 1 |
| father | 2 |
| mother | 2 |
| other non-family member | 1 |
| sibling(s) | 1 |
| 71 | Was your adoption disrupted? (interrupted prior to adoption finalization) |
| no | 15 |
| yes | 3 |
| 72 | Was your adoption dissolved? (adoption annulled and returned) |
| no | 12 |
| yes | 1 |
| 74 | What was your adopted family's income level at the time you arrived? |
| lower middle class | 5 |
| middle class | 6 |
| upper middle class | 7 |
| 75 | What was your adopted family's income level at the time your abuse began? |
| lower middle class | 5 |
| middle class | 4 |
| upper middle class | 5 |
| 76 | Did your parent(s) have stable significant relationships? |
| no | 9 |
| yes | 9 |
| 77 | Were you adopted by a single parent or a couple? |
| couple | 17 |
| single parent | 1 |
| 78 | Who was living in your household at the time of your adoption? |
| brother(s) | 10 |
| father | 17 |
| grandparent(s) | 1 |
| mother | 18 |
| sister(s) | 6 |
| 79 | Who was living in your household at the time of your abuse? |
| brother(s) | 10 |
| father | 18 |
| grandparent(s) | 2 |
| mother | 17 |
| other | 2 |
| sister(s) | 8 |
| step-mother | 1 |
| 82 | Please check all that apply to describe your primary abuser(s) |
| brother(s) | 2 |
| father | 3 |
| grandparent(s) | 2 |
| mother | 8 |
| other | 1 |
| 84 | Was your primary abuser(s) ever convicted of crimes against other people? |
| don't know | 2 |
| no | 15 |
| yes | 1 |
| 85 | If yes, what crime(s) was your primary abuser convicted of? |
| child abuse | 1 |
| other | 1 |
| pedophilia | 1 |
| rape | 1 |
| 86 | If your primary abuser(s) was convicted of a crime not listed, please describe |
| Left Blank | 17 |
| User entered value | 1 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 4.00 |
| 87 | If your primary abuser(s) was convicted of a crime, was it committed prior to your adoption placement? |
| no | 3 |
| not applicable | 3 |
| 89 | Did your primary abuser(s) have a history of mental health disorders? |
| don't know | 9 |
| no | 4 |
| yes | 5 |
| 90 | If your primary abuser(s) had a mental health disorder(s), did (s)he/they seek treatment? |
| no | 5 |
| not applicable | 6 |
| yes | 4 |
| 91 | If applicable, what were these disorders? |
| anxiety | 2 |
| bi-polar disorder | 1 |
| clinical depression | 4 |
| other | 1 |
| paranoid personality disorder | 1 |
| schitzophrenia / delusional disorder | 1 |
| 92 | If your primary abuser's disorder is not listed, please describe |
| Left Blank | 16 |
| User entered value | 2 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 1.00 |
| 93 | Did your primary abuser(s) abuse substances? |
| no | 10 |
| yes | 8 |
| 94 | If yes, which substances? |
| alcohol | 8 |
| prescription drugs | 3 |
| 95 | If yes, how frequently? |
| daily | 6 |
| occasional binges | 1 |
| rarely | 1 |
| 96 | Was your primary abuser(s) a victim of child abuse? |
| don't know | 12 |
| no | 2 |
| yes | 4 |
| 97 | If abused, what kind of abuse? |
| deprivation | 2 |
| neglect | 2 |
| physical abuse | 3 |
| sexual abuse | 2 |
| verbal/emotional abuse | 5 |
| 99 | Please check all that apply to describe a secondary abuser(s) |
| aunt(s) | 1 |
| brother(s) | 1 |
| father | 7 |
| mother | 3 |
| not applicable | 2 |
| other | 1 |
| sister(s) | 1 |
| 101 | Was your secondary abuser(s) ever convicted of crimes against other people? |
| don't know | 2 |
| no | 11 |
| not applicable | 1 |
| 102 | If yes, what crime(s) was your secondary abuser(s) convicted of? |
| 103 | If your secondary abuser(s) was convicted of a crime not listed, please describe |
| Left Blank | 18 |
| User entered value | 0 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0 |
| 104 | If your secondary abuser(s) was convicted of a crime, was it committed prior to your adoption placement? |
| not applicable | 3 |
| 106 | Did your secondary abuser(s) have a history of mental health disorders? |
| don't know | 2 |
| no | 6 |
| not applicable | 1 |
| yes | 4 |
| 107 | If your secondary abuser(s) had a mental health disorder(s), did (s)he/they seek treatment? |
| no | 4 |
| not applicable | 6 |
| yes | 2 |
| 108 | If applicable, what were these disorders? |
| anxiety | 1 |
| clinical depression | 3 |
| other | 1 |
| paranoid personality disorder | 1 |
| schitzophrenia / delusional disorder | 1 |
| 109 | If your secondary abuser(s) disorder is not listed, please describe |
| Left Blank | 18 |
| User entered value | 0 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0 |
| 110 | Did your secondary abuser(s) abuse substances? |
| no | 4 |
| not applicable | 1 |
| yes | 8 |
| 111 | If yes, which substances? |
| alcohol | 7 |
| prescription drugs | 5 |
| street drugs | 2 |
| 112 | If yes, how frequently? |
| daily | 5 |
| frequently | 2 |
| rarely | 1 |
| 113 | Was your secondary abuser(s) a victim of child abuse? |
| don't know | 2 |
| no | 5 |
| not applicable | 3 |
| yes | 3 |
| 114 | If abused, what kind of abuse? |
| physical abuse | 1 |
| verbal/emotional abuse | 3 |
| 116 | Do you have siblings who were biological children to your adoptive parent(s)? |
| no | 7 |
| yes | 11 |
| 117 | If yes, how many? |
| Left Blank | 7 |
| User entered value | 11 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 1.64 |
| 118 | If applicable, were the biological children also abused? |
| no | 8 |
| yes | 4 |
| 119 | Do you have siblings who were also adopted? |
| no | 9 |
| yes | 9 |
| 120 | If yes, how many were also adopted? |
| Left Blank | 9 |
| User entered value | 9 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 1.22 |
| 121 | If applicable, were the other adopted children also abused? |
| no | 3 |
| yes | 7 |
| 122 | Please describe your home environment |
| filthy | 1 |
| messy | 1 |
| normal appearance | 8 |
| sterile | 5 |
| tidy | 8 |
| 123 | If other environment, please describe |
| Left Blank | 17 |
| User entered value | 1 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 3.00 |
| 124 | Please describe your home atmosphere |
| chaotic | 2 |
| manic | 3 |
| normal | 2 |
| other | 1 |
| repressed | 10 |
| strained | 11 |
| violent | 10 |
| 125 | If other atmosphere, please describe |
| Left Blank | 16 |
| User entered value | 2 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 5.50 |
| 127 | Was religion a prerequiste qualification for your adoption? |
| don't know | 4 |
| no | 7 |
| yes | 3 |
| 128 | Was your family devoutly religious at the time of your abuse? |
| no | 8 |
| somewhat - secular | 5 |
| yes - fundamentalist | 4 |
| yes - secular | 1 |
| 129 | If your family was religious, please list the church affiliation at time of abuse |
| Left Blank | 9 |
| User entered value | 9 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 2.11 |
| 130 | If your family was religious, was your abuse sanctioned by the family religion? |
| don't know | 4 |
| no | 9 |
| 131 | Are you religious now? |
| no | 12 |
| somewhat | 4 |
| yes | 2 |
| 133 | What is your level of education? |
| completed bachelor's degree | 4 |
| completed high school | 3 |
| completed master's degree or higher | 5 |
| dropped out of high school | 1 |
| junior college, associate degree, or 2 yr. vocational technical program | 6 |
| 134 | Were you home schooled? |
| no | 17 |
| yes | 1 |
| 135 | If home schooled, were you provided opportunities to socialize outside the household? |
| no | 1 |
| not applicable | 3 |
| yes | 2 |
| 136 | If home schooled, was your schooling environment monitored by any authority? |
| no | 1 |
| not applicable | 3 |
| yes | 1 |
| 137 | Were your parent(s) active socially? |
| no | 6 |
| yes | 12 |
| 138 | Were you permitted to be active socially? |
| no | 8 |
| yes | 10 |
| 140 | At what age did your abuse start? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 1.28 |
| 141 | At what age did your abuse end? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.83 |
| 143 | If physical, what injuries did you incur? |
| broken bones | 2 |
| burning | 2 |
| contusions | 11 |
| lacerations | 7 |
| other | 5 |
| 144 | If other physical, please describe |
| Left Blank | 10 |
| User entered value | 8 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 4.75 |
| 145 | If sexual, what acts where you forced to suffer? |
| forced to perpetrate on others | 2 |
| group sex | 1 |
| molestation | 9 |
| oral | 2 |
| other | 4 |
| rape | 1 |
| 146 | If other sexual, please describe |
| Left Blank | 14 |
| User entered value | 4 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 10.00 |
| 147 | If neglect, how were you neglected? |
| lack of medical attention | 7 |
| lack of sanitation | 3 |
| lack of supervision | 7 |
| other | 6 |
| temporary abandonment | 1 |
| 148 | If other neglect, please describe |
| Left Blank | 13 |
| User entered value | 5 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 9.60 |
| 149 | If deprivation, what kind? |
| confinement | 6 |
| other | 1 |
| social contact | 7 |
| starvation | 2 |
| 150 | If other deprivation, please describe |
| Left Blank | 17 |
| User entered value | 1 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 5.00 |
| 151 | If verbal, what type? |
| attacks | 14 |
| denigration | 15 |
| other | 3 |
| 152 | If other verbal, please describe |
| Left Blank | 14 |
| User entered value | 4 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 5.00 |
| 153 | If exploitation, what types? |
| child pornography | 1 |
| other | 1 |
| slave labor | 3 |
| 154 | If other exploitation, please describe |
| Left Blank | 17 |
| User entered value | 1 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 21.00 |
| 156 | Did others outside your family know of your abuse and do nothing? |
| no | 8 |
| yes | 10 |
| 157 | Did you consider reporting your abuse to the authorities? |
| no | 10 |
| yes | 8 |
| 158 | Why did you not report your abuse? |
| Being adopted was too traumatic and I didn't want to go through adjusting to another family | 3 |
| I couldn't handle the public shame | 1 |
| I did not want to enter the foster care system | 3 |
| I had already left home | 1 |
| I knew no one in my family would support me | 10 |
| I was afraid I would be killed | 4 |
| I was afraid it would worsen my current abuse | 8 |
| I was afraid my abuser would be chosen over me and I would be abandoned | 10 |
| I was afraid my abuser would find me in my new situation | 3 |
| I was afraid no one would believe me and only I would get any blame | 11 |
| I was afraid of getting another abusive family | 2 |
| I was afraid others would commit suicide | 1 |
| I was afraid we could not make it financially if the breadwinner was gone | 1 |
| I was close to being old enough to leave home | 2 |
| I was protecting someone in my household | 7 |
| I was too young to feel empowered enough | 11 |
| I would feel guilty if my abuser were in jail | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| 159 | Did you sue in civil court later? |
| no | 16 |
| yes | 2 |
| 160 | If you did report your abuse, was your abuser prosecuted? |
| no | 3 |
| not applicable | 5 |
| 162 | Were you subject to attachment therapy? |
| no | 14 |
| 163 | Did you run away from home? |
| no | 10 |
| yes | 8 |
| 164 | What age did you leave home? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 13 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.62 |
| 165 | Were you sent to reform school or training camp? |
| no | 17 |
| yes | 1 |
| 166 | Were you institutionalized for mental instability? |
| no | 16 |
| yes | 2 |
| 167 | If institutionalized, were you self admitted or involuntarily admitted? |
| involuntarily admitted | 2 |
| not applicable | 5 |
| 168 | Are you currently or ever been in therapy because of your adoption and abuse? |
| no | 5 |
| yes | 13 |
| 169 | Please describe any psychological disorders you have been diagnosed with as a result of your adoption and abuse |
| Anxiety | 10 |
| Borderline personality disorder | 2 |
| Clinical depression | 7 |
| Disassociative identity disorder | 2 |
| Eating disorders | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| Post traumatic stress disorder | 12 |
| Reactive attachment disorder | 1 |
| 170 | If you have been diagnosed with a psychological disorder not listed, please describe |
| Left Blank | 17 |
| User entered value | 1 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 2.00 |
| 171 | Are you currently taking medications due to abuse-related trauma? |
| no | 15 |
| yes | 2 |
| 172 | Have you ever been incarcerated? |
| no | 16 |
| yes | 2 |
| 173 | Have you acted out in violence in the past? |
| no | 10 |
| yes | 8 |
| 174 | If yes, is violent behavior still an issue? |
| no | 9 |
| not applicable | 4 |
| 175 | Have you acted out sexually (been promiscuous) in the past? |
| no | 5 |
| yes | 13 |
| 176 | If yes, is casual sex still an issue? |
| no | 12 |
| yes | 3 |
| 177 | Do you have difficulty maintaining relationships? |
| no | 3 |
| yes | 15 |
| 178 | How many long term relationships have you had? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.06 |
| 179 | How many of those resulted in marriage? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.00 |
| 180 | How many have resulted in divorce? |
| Left Blank | 0 |
| User entered value | 18 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.06 |
| 181 | Do you have a positive relationship with your adoptive family? |
| no | 8 |
| yes | 10 |
| 182 | If positive, with which family members? |
| adoptive extended family | 5 |
| adoptive father | 4 |
| adoptive mother | 3 |
| adoptive siblings | 7 |
| 183 | If no, are you totally estranged from your family? |
| no | 3 |
| yes | 8 |
| 184 | If estranged, how many years have you been estranged? |
| Left Blank | 9 |
| User entered value | 9 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.89 |
| 185 | Were you informed you were adopted? |
| yes | 18 |
| 186 | If informed, at what age? |
| Left Blank | 1 |
| User entered value | 17 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 2.47 |
| 187 | Do you have children? |
| no | 5 |
| yes | 13 |
| 188 | If no children, is this by choice? |
| no | 3 |
| yes | 3 |
| 189 | If yes children, how many? |
| Left Blank | 5 |
| User entered value | 13 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.08 |
| 190 | If yes children, how many are adopted? |
| Left Blank | 6 |
| User entered value | 12 |
| Average submission length in words (ex blanks) | 0.92 |
| 192 | A child is better off in an economically stable adoptive home where they have access to opportunity than in a birth family that is struggling |
| no opinion | 2 |
| somewhat agree | 1 |
| somewhat disagree | 3 |
| strongly disagree | 12 |
| 193 | All adoption records should be accessible to adoptees |
| somewhat agree | 1 |
| strongly agree | 16 |
| strongly disagree | 1 |
| 194 | Only health records need to be accessible to adoptees |
| somewhat disagree | 2 |
| strongly agree | 2 |
| strongly disagree | 14 |
| 195 | All adoptions should be open adoptions |
| no opinion | 1 |
| somewhat agree | 6 |
| somewhat disagree | 1 |
| strongly agree | 10 |
| 196 | All potential adoptive parents should attend classes about the special needs of orphaned, abandoned, abused, multi-cultural and special needs children |
| strongly agree | 18 |
| 197 | An income cap should be enforced on all non-profit administrators and board members |
| no opinion | 3 |
| somewhat disagree | 1 |
| strongly agree | 13 |
| 198 | Except for expenses, all adoptions should be provided free as a public service in the best interest of the child |
| no opinion | 3 |
| somewhat agree | 1 |
| strongly agree | 13 |
| 199 | Except in cases of true orphans, dna matching of adoptees and birth parents should be verified prior to placement |
| no opinion | 4 |
| somewhat agree | 2 |
| strongly agree | 11 |
| 200 | For profit adoption is the same as baby trafficking |
| no opinion | 1 |
| somewhat agree | 1 |
| somewhat disagree | 1 |
| strongly agree | 14 |
| 201 | I would consider adopting a child |
| no opinion | 1 |
| somewhat agree | 2 |
| somewhat disagree | 4 |
| strongly agree | 4 |
| strongly disagree | 6 |
| 202 | I would support increases in funding for adoption placement monitoring |
| somewhat agree | 3 |
| strongly agree | 13 |
| strongly disagree | 1 |
| 203 | I would support increases in taxes to fund targeted services to families in crisis |
| no opinion | 3 |
| somewhat agree | 3 |
| strongly agree | 11 |
| 204 | I would support separating child protective services from permanent child placement services |
| no opinion | 5 |
| somewhat agree | 3 |
| strongly agree | 9 |
| 205 | In the US, adoption should become a federal program to insure consistent guidelines, practices, and cross state criminal checking of potential adoptive parents during screening |
| no opinion | 2 |
| somewhat agree | 4 |
| strongly agree | 11 |
| 206 | Independent psychological evaluation should be a required part of every potential adoptive parent screening |
| somewhat agree | 2 |
| strongly agree | 15 |
| 207 | Adoptive parents should get be able to write off expenses for adoption on their taxes |
| no opinion | 5 |
| somewhat agree | 1 |
| somewhat disagree | 2 |
| strongly agree | 1 |
| strongly disagree | 8 |
| 208 | Conversion of children should not be an incentive to facilitate adoptions - religion should not be allowed to be a criteria for adoptive parents |
| no opinion | 4 |
| somewhat agree | 3 |
| strongly agree | 9 |
| strongly disagree | 1 |
| 209 | Economic incentives to exploit the foster care system need to be eliminated as it attracts the worst care-givers |
| no opinion | 1 |
| somewhat agree | 6 |
| somewhat disagree | 1 |
| strongly agree | 9 |
| 210 | Lobbyists for adoption agencies indicate adoption is more concerned about protecting their industry than the best interests of the children |
| no opinion | 2 |
| somewhat agree | 3 |
| strongly agree | 12 |
| 211 | Screening of potential adoptive parents by adoption agencies is a conflict of interests |
| no opinion | 2 |
| somewhat agree | 3 |
| strongly agree | 12 |
| 212 | There should be a wait period before birthmothers relinquish infants to give them an opportunity to make a better informed decision |
| somewhat agree | 3 |
| somewhat disagree | 1 |
| strongly agree | 13 |
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