Table 4. Vocational courses taken by students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning
Overall | High | Moderate | Low | |
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Percentage who took: | ||||
At least one vocational education course | 78 | 71 | 79 | 86 |
Prevocational Education | 52 | 43 | 68 | 71 |
Occupationally Specific vocational education | 62 | 55 | 66 | 61 |
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 70 to 550 across variables. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 1 student's school program survey, 2002. |