Less than 1% of infant adoptions disrupt. (Barth and Berry, 1988)
10% to 12% of adoptions of children aged three and older disrupt. (Barth and Berry, 1990)
Of children placed for adoption at ages 6 to 12, the disruption rate is 9.7%. (Barth, 1988)
Of children placed for adoption at ages 12 to 18, the disruption rate is 13.5%. (Barth, 1988)
Of children of any age with special needs placed for adoption, the disruption rate is 14.3%. (Groze, 1986)
Placements of older children and children with histories of previous placements and longer stays in the foster care system are more likely to disrupt (Stolley, 1993)
The disruption rate increases as the age of the child at the time of adoption increases. (Boyne et al., 1984; Barth and Berry, 1988)
The overall decrease in disruption percentages in 1988 from 1984 can be traced to the introduction of post-adoption services, an important factor in containing the number of adoption disruptions. (Barth and Berry, 1988)
--Adoption.com from: (National Adoption Information Clearing House)
