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ADOPTION APPLICATIONS 2003

Table 2: Number of adoption applications by outcome of application, 1983 to 2003

Year

Granted

Withdrawn

Refused

Other/ not known

Total

1983

1,058

11

6

6

1,081

1984

920

9

6

3

938

1985

915

17

6

4

942

1986

1,012

23

7

14

1,056

1987

989

20

5

9

1,023

1988

810

14

7

5

836

1989

843

10

3

2

858

1990

757

10

7

4

778

1991

716

13

1

7

737

1992

759

22

2

3

786

1993

754

25

6

1

786

1994

589

12

8

3

612

1995

535

17

2

1

555

1996

534

4

4

2

544

1997

423

16

2

2

443

1998

458

12

3

3

476

1999

438

9

0

5

452

2000

399

3

2

1

405

2001

414

2

2

0

418

2002

351

7

1

1

360

2003

370

2

0

1

373

% change 2002 to 2003

5%

-71%

-100%

0%

4%

% change 1993 to 2003

-51%

-92%

-100%

0%

-53%

% change 1983 to 2003

-65%

-82%

-100%

-83%

-65%

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