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| Table 390. | Among special education students out of high school up to 6 years, percentage attending and completing postsecondary education, living independently, and working competitively, and mean competitive wage earned, by type of disability: 2007 |
| Postsecondary status and institution type; and living, employ-ment, and wage status | All disabili-ties1 | Specific learning disabilities | Speech or language impairments | Mental retardation | Emotional disturbance | Hearing impairments | Orthopedic impairments | Other health impairments2 | Visual impairments | Multiple disabilities | Deaf-blindness | Autism | Traumatic brain injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of students | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ever attended institution |
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| Any postsecondary | 57.0 | (3.60) | 61.3 | (5.28) | 68.5 | (5.07) | 35.9 | (5.95) | 42.2 | (6.01) | 82.9 | (7.06) | 66.3 | (5.95) | 60.2 | (5.39) | 79.0 | (5.84) | 36.7 | (10.72) | 72.5 | (10.11) | 57.7 | (8.05) | 66.1 | (10.18) | |||||||||||||
| 4-year | 15.9 | (2.66) | 15.9 | (3.96) | 36.3 | (5.25) | 8.8 | ! | (3.52) | 8.3 | ! | (3.37) | 36.6 | (9.02) | 28.1 | (5.66) | 18.2 | (4.25) | 49.7 | (7.18) | 12.7 | ! | (7.39) | 32.9 | ! | (10.64) | 26.1 | (7.15) | 16.2 | ! | (7.93) | ||||||||
| 2-year | 41.3 | (3.58) | 44.4 | (5.38) | 44.4 | (5.43) | 26.6 | (5.48) | 31.4 | (5.65) | 52.8 | (9.35) | 52.4 | (6.29) | 47.1 | (5.49) | 53.5 | (7.16) | 22.1 | ! | (9.23) | 46.1 | (11.29) | 43.4 | (8.07) | 48.0 | (10.75) | ||||||||||||
| Vocational/technical | 27.9 | (3.26) | 29.2 | (4.93) | 22.8 | (4.58) | 20.9 | (5.05) | 24.8 | (5.25) | 52.8 | (9.35) | 26.7 | (5.57) | 33.2 | (5.18) | 22.3 | (5.98) | 16.8 | ! | (8.30) | 20.6 | ! | (9.16) | 29.7 | (7.44) | 33.4 | ! | (10.15) | ||||||||||
| Currently attending institution |
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| Any postsecondary | 20.7 | (2.95) | 23.5 | (4.59) | 35.8 | (5.27) | 6.0 | ! | (2.96) | 10.1 | ! | (3.68) | 37.2 | (9.13) | 28.8 | (5.70) | 17.6 | (4.20) | 37.0 | (6.93) | 19.8 | ! | (8.87) | 53.4 | (11.48) | 21.7 | ! | (6.74) | 20.8 | ! | (8.73) | ||||||||
| 4-year | 9.1 | (2.10) | 10.1 | ! | (3.27) | 20.6 | (4.43) | 1.6 | ! | (1.57) | 3.5 | ! | (2.23) | 28.9 | (8.50) | 10.3 | ! | (3.83) | 7.4 | ! | (2.88) | 28.7 | (6.51) | 10.6 | ! | (6.85) | 25.5 | ! | (9.87) | 10.3 | ! | (4.99) | 8.6 | ! | (6.04) | ||||
| 2-year | 12.7 | (2.44) | 15.0 | (3.89) | 16.1 | (4.04) | 4.5 | ! | (2.58) | 6.5 | ! | (3.00) | 7.8 | ! | (5.05) | 22.9 | (5.30) | 9.7 | ! | (3.27) | 14.6 | ! | (5.10) | 9.6 | ! | (6.61) | 27.1 | ! | (10.24) | 12.3 | ! | (5.32) | 14.7 | ! | (7.73) | ||||
| Vocational/technical | 1.8 | ! | (0.97) | 1.5 | ! | (1.33) | 0.8 | ! | (0.99) | 1.2 | ! | (1.37) | 3.7 | ! | (2.32) | 1.5 | ! | (2.32) | 2.3 | ! | (1.87) | 3.1 | ! | (1.93) | 0.4 | ! | (0.94) | 1.9 | ! | (3.04) | # | (†) | 2.9 | ! | (2.77) | 1.3 | ! | (2.47) | |
| Graduated from institution3 |
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| Any postsecondary | 24.3 | (4.53) | 22.0 | (6.12) | 34.2 | (6.56) | 23.4 | ! | (11.68) | 32.2 | (8.70) | 30.7 | ! | (10.23) | 27.7 | (6.72) | 28.8 | (6.26) | 38.5 | (8.26) | 21.5 | ! | (12.83) | ‡ | (†) | 28.0 | ! | (9.39) | 26.3 | ! | (11.16) | ||||||||
| 4-year | 10.1 | ! | (6.06) | ‡ | (†) | 16.0 | ! | (7.42) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 16.4 | ! | (9.66) | 13.4 | ! | (9.70) | 14.7 | ! | (8.79) | 36.3 | (10.63) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 36.1 | ! | (15.02) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| 2-year | 18.9 | (4.87) | 16.0 | ! | (6.28) | 34.8 | (8.50) | ‡ | (†) | 30.4 | ! | (10.53) | 24.7 | ! | (14.33) | 19.5 | ! | (7.30) | 26.7 | (7.03) | 26.7 | ! | (9.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 29.1 | ! | (12.22) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Vocational/technical | 50.1 | (9.20) | 54.8 | (13.19) | 56.3 | (13.12) | 34.7 | ! | (21.84) | 41.2 | ! | (13.38) | 32.0 | ! | (19.45) | 36.5 | ! | (12.45) | 38.8 | ! | (11.77) | 32.5 | ! | (18.76) | 48.0 | ! | (19.23) | ‡ | (†) | 23.8 | ! | (13.73) | 5.6 | ! | (11.58) | ||||
| Living independently4 |
35.6 | (3.48) | 39.4 | (5.30) | 35.1 | (5.25) | 23.5 | (5.26) | 32.2 | (5.69) | 25.6 | ! | (8.17) | 17.8 | (4.82) | 33.0 | (5.18) | 38.5 | (6.99) | 7.5 | ! | (5.84) | 16.9 | ! | (8.49) | 19.9 | ! | (6.50) | 22.5 | ! | (8.99) | ||||||||
| Competitively employed5 |
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| Currently | 63.2 | (3.75) | 70.6 | (5.26) | 62.1 | (5.49) | 33.6 | (6.23) | 59.0 | (6.64) | 50.9 | (9.94) | 24.7 | (5.48) | 62.8 | (5.64) | 37.3 | (7.27) | 41.8 | (12.15) | 18.1 | ! | (8.71) | 46.7 | (8.96) | 37.1 | (10.74) | ||||||||||||
| In the past 2 years | 82.8 | (2.82) | 88.9 | (3.51) | 82.8 | (4.15) | 54.0 | (6.38) | 85.6 | (4.50) | 71.4 | (8.73) | 42.6 | (6.11) | 83.2 | (4.20) | 63.1 | (7.15) | 51.0 | (11.68) | 28.4 | ! | (10.21) | 60.1 | (8.36) | 54.9 | (10.83) | ||||||||||||
| Current dollars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mean hourly wage at current competitive job |
$9.93 | (0.45) | $9.98 | (0.57) | $9.42 | (0.39) | $8.37 | (0.52) | $10.79 | (1.12) | $9.99 | (0.64) | $9.54 | (0.95) | $9.29 | (0.59) | $11.50 | (1.84) | $13.05 | (2.22) | ‡ | (†) | $8.96 | (1.01) | $8.41 | (0.66) | |||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes disability categories not shown separately. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness that is due to chronic or acute health problems (such as a heart condition, rheumatic fever, asthma, hemophilia, and leukemia) and that adversely affects educational performance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Among students who had ever attended the type of institution specified, the percentage who received a diploma, certificate, or license. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Living independently includes living alone, with a spouse or roommate, in a college dormitory, in Job Corps housing, or in military housing as a service member. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Competitively employed refers to those receiving more than minimum wage and working in an environment where the majority of workers are not disabled. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data based on students who had been out of high school up to 6 years and had attended special or regular schools in the 1999-2000 or 2000-01 school year. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 4, 2007, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared July 2009.) |
