In a new federal report, American men were twice as likely to adopt children than women. There were no exact reasons why this has happened, but part of it might be due to men adopting their spouse's children from prior relationships.
Data used from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth found
that more than 1.2 million American Men and 613,000 women had adopted children. The report also defined the men's ages as being 18 to 44.
The
report shows:
> Among people that have been married, men were 2.5 times more likely to adopt, which totaled 2.3 percent over women.
> Of the women who were 40 to 44 who had sought infertility services had adopted a child.
>
Never-married adults ages 18 to 44 were significantly less likely to have adopted a child compared to those who were currently married. About 100,000 never-married women and 73,000 never-married men had adopted a child.
> The report also states that Hispanic and non-Hispanic black women are more likely to be planning to adopt a child currently.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center on Health Statistics released the report Thursday.
For more information on adoptions, you can go to the
Child's Welfare Information Gateway.
Men Twice As Likely To Adopt A Child Than Women
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