Abstract The racial characteristics of children adopted from abroad by American parents have fluctuated sharply over time in response to changing legislation and attitudes toward intercountry adoptions in the United States and the sending countries. This study investigates how the likelihood of parents adopting a White versus non-White child varies by the characteristics of the adopted child, the parents, and the household. Our analyses, using the 2008–2012 American Community Survey, show that parents consider the child's age, sex, and health; the presence of adopted and biologically related children in the household; and shifts in the availability of children across major sending countries.

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输出国的变化如何通过跨国收养影响跨种族家庭的模式

摘要 美国父母从国外收养的儿童的种族特征随着时间的推移发生了剧烈波动，以响应美国和输出国对跨国收养的立法和态度的变化。这项研究调查了父母收养白人儿童与非白人儿童的可能性如何因收养儿童、父母和家庭的特征而异。我们使用 2008-2012 年美国社区调查的分析表明，父母会考虑孩子的年龄、性别和健康状况；家庭中是否有被收养的和有血缘关系的儿童；以及主要输出国的儿童供应情况的变化。