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Table A-1. Data sources for variables included in this report
| Variable | Wave 2 youth telephone interview/mail survey |
In-person youth interview |
Wave 1 parent interview/ survey |
Student's school program survey |
School/ district student roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strengths and interests |  | ||||
| Self-concept (nice, proud, able to cope, useful and important) | | ||||
| Has a disability | | ||||
| Feelings about life (depressed, enjoys life, life is full of interesting things to do, hopeful for the future) | | ||||
| Self-determination skills | | ||||
| Competent to tell peers feelings, get adults to listen, get information youth needs | | ||||
| Knows what services needed for disability | | ||||
| Tells professionals opinions on services provided | | ||||
| Academic challenges (school is hard, has trouble completing homework, paying attention) | | ||||
| Getting along with teachers and students | | ||||
| Feels safe at school | | ||||
| School provides services needed to do well | | ||||
| Feels part of school, belongs to school group(s) | | ||||
| Participates at school when has a chance | | ||||
| Enjoys school | | ||||
| Relationships with family, other adults | | ||||
| Relationships with friends | | ||||
| Can find a friends when needs one | | | |||
| Feels lonely, disliked | | ||||
| Sources of support | | ||||
| Youth's expectations for the future | | ||||
| Parents' expectations for youth's future | | ||||
| Disability category | | ||||
| Skills scales (self-care, cognitive, social, persistence) | | ||||
| Ability to understand speech, see, hear, use arms/hands, use legs/feet | | ||||
| Number domains with functional limitation | | ||||
| General health | | ||||
| Age at disability identification/first special education services | | ||||
| Age | | ||||
| Gender | | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | | ||||
| Household income | | ||||
| Attends special school | | ||||