CURRENT STATISTICS 

 

Consent/Refusal by Case

Response

1990-1999 2000-2005 2006 2007 Total

%age of cases

Consent 1692 581 119 56 2448 70.6
Refusal 438 130 34 12 615 17.6
Both Consent and Refusal 119 79 19 5 222 6.3
All deceased; no contact possible 55 26 2 2 85 2.4
No Find 88 19 3 4 114 3.2

Total

1894 835 177 72 3484 100.1%

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Total Consents

Status of Sought-            After Party 

1990- 1999

2000-2005

2006

2007

Total

Birth mother 843 286 46 26 1201
Birthfather 145 74 13 8 240
Adoptee 301 73 374 8 407
Sibling/Half-Sibling 337 122 34 9 502
Adoptive Parent 9 3 0 1 13
Other/Unknown 57 13 11 4 85

Total

1692 581 119 56 2448

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Total Refusals

Status of Sought-       After Party

1990- 1999

2000-2005 2006 2007

Total

Birth mother

276 73 15 4 368
Birth father 85 22 9 6 122
Adoptee 24 10 1 1 36
Sibling/Half-Sibling 46 17 4 1 68
Adoptive Parent 2 2 0 0 4
Other/Unknown 5 6 5 1 17

Total

448 130 34 13 615

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1 There may be more than one consent or refusal per case.