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. |