Table B-3. Functional characteristics of youth respondents and those for whom parents responded
| Functional characteristics | Parent respondents | Youth respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Percent / standard error | ||
| Youth has at least "some trouble": | ||
| Seeing | 18.3 | 11.1 |
| (2.58) | (2.06) | |
| Hearing | 14.8 | 7.6 |
| (2.36) | (1.74) | |
| Understanding speech | 43.0 | 29.6** |
| (3.00) | (2.99) | |
| Communicating with others | 42.5 | 26.3*** |
| (3.29) | (2.87) | |
| Using arms/hands for gross motor activities | 9.1 | 4.5 |
| (1.92) | (1.36) | |
| Using arms/hands for fine motor activities | 11.3 | 4.1** |
| (2.10) | (1.29) | |
| Using legs/feet | 10.6 | 6.0 |
| (2.05) | (1.56) | |
| Number of functional domains affected by disability: | ||
| None | 36.0 | 45.4** |
| (1.35) | (3.26) | |
| 1 or 2 | 27.5 | 34.2 |
| (2.97) | (3.11) | |
| 3 or 4 | 32.2 | 18.5*** |
| (3.11) | (2.55) | |
| 5 or 6 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| (1.36) | (0.88) | |
| Youth's general health is excellent | 37.4 | 43.0 |
| (3.22) | (3.25) | |
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**p < .01, ***p < .001. NOTE: The six functional domains in the scale of domains affected are vision, hearing, expressive language, receptive language, participation in bidirectional communication, use of arms/hands, and use of legs/feet. 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. |
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