- BAME adults are twice as likely to have considered, or be considering, adoption when compared to white adults (21% vs 10%)
- 50% of white adults say they would not consider or explore adoption but only 27% of BAME adults would rule adoption out. This falls even further to just 20% of Black adults who would not consider or explore adoption
- BAME adults are 5x more likely than white adults to report uncertainty about adoption because their friends/family/community would not approve (5% vs 1%)
- Black adults are twice as likely to be concerned about the financial concerns of adoption when compared to white adults (26% vs 12%)
- BAME adults are significantly more likely than white adults to be unsure about adoption because of the lack of a spare room (13% vs 9%)