Table B-1. Primary disability category of youth respondents and those for whom parents responded
| Primary disability category | Parent respondents | Youth respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Percent / standard error | ||
| Learning disability | 53.8 | 62.7 |
| (2.64) | (2.73) | |
| Speech/language impairment | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| (1.01) | (1.10) | |
| Mental retardation | 17.1 | 11.6 |
| (1.99) | (1.81) | |
| Emotional disturbance | 12.5 | 11.5 |
| (1.75) | (1.80) | |
| Hearing impairment | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| (0.75) | (0.62) | |
| Visual impairment | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| (0.33) | (0.38) | |
| Orthopedic impairment | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| (0.59) | (0.59) | |
| Other health impairment | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| (0.59) | (1.18) | |
| Autism | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| (0.57) | (0.45) | |
| Traumatic brain injury | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| (0.30) | (0.30) | |
| Multiple disabilities | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| (0.92) | (0.74) | |
| Deaf-blindness | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| (0.26) | (0.21) | |
| SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 1 parent interviews, 2001, Wave 2 parent and youth telephone interview/mail survey, 2003. | ||
