Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities (NLTS2)

NCSER 2007-3006
September 2007

Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities
Executive Summary
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Appendix A
Appendix B
List of Tables
List of Figures
References
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List of Tables

Table 1	Youth with disabilities' reported perceptions of self attributes, by disability category
Table 2	Youth with disabilities' reported feelings about positive aspects of self and life, by disability category
Table 3	Youth with disabilities' reported feelings about negative aspects of self and life, by disability category
Table 4	Self-realization scores of youth, by disability category
Table 5	Youth with disabilities' perceptions of strengths and interests, by disability category
Table 6	Youth with disabilities' feelings of competence, by disability category
Table 7	Personal autonomy and psychology empowerment scores of youth, by disability category
Table 8	Youth's reported perceptions of academic challenges, by disability category
Table 9	Youth's perceptions of interpersonal challenges at school, by disability category
Table 10	Youth's reported perceptions of school safety, by disability category
Table 11	Youth's reported affiliation with school, by disability category
Table 12	Youth's reported enjoyment of school, by disability category
Table 13	Youth's reported perceptions of being cared about by parents and paid attention to by their families
Table 14	Youth's reported perceptions of relationships with adults and friends, by disability category
Table 15	Reported extent of youth's reliance on family and friends, by disability category
Table 16	Reported extent of youth's reliance on persons other than family and friends for support, by disability category
Table 17	Correlations among youth with disabilities' reported expectations for their future educational and independence attainment
Table 18	Youth with disabilities' reported expectations for their future educational attainment, by disability category
Table 19	Youth with disabilities' reported expectations for their future independence, by disability category
Table A-1	Data sources for variables included in this report
Table A-2	Response rates for NLTS2 Waves 1 and 2 parent/youth data collection
Table A-3	Response rates for NLTS2 youth assessments
Table A-4	Example of weighted percentage calculation
Table A-5	Definitions of disabilities
Table B-1	Primary disability category of youth respondents and those for whom parents responded
Table B-2	Daily living scale scores of youth respondents and those for whom parents responded
Table B-3	Functional characteristics of youth respondents and those for whom parents responded
Table B-4	Age at identification of and first services for disabilities of youth respondents and those for whom parents responded
Table B-5	Demographic characteristics, by disability category