Table 1.
Characteristics of young adults with and without physical disabilities (National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, United States, 2001–2002)
| Overall (n=13,819) |
With a physical disability (n=831) |
Without a physical disability (n=12,988) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Physical disabilitya | 831 | (5.8) | -- | -- | ||
| Race/ethnicityb | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 7,266 | (65.9) | 439 | (60.4) | 6,827 | (66.2) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2,921 | (15.7) | 188 | (19.7) | 2,733 | (15.5) |
| Hispanic (any race) | 2,215 | (11.6) | 125 | (12.4) | 2,090 | (11.5) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 1,417 | (6.8) | 79 | (7.5) | 1,338 | (6.8) |
| Family structureb | ||||||
| Two bio parents | 7,486 | (56.2) | 374 | (45.0) | 7,112 | (56.9) |
| Single mom | 2,814 | (19.3) | 223 | (27.8) | 2,591 | (18.8) |
| Other two parent | 2,421 | (16.5) | 156 | (16.8) | 2,265 | (16.5) |
| Other family structure | 702 | (5.1) | 55 | (8.1) | 647 | (5.0) |
| Single dad | 396 | (2.9) | 23 | (2.3) | 373 | (2.9) |
| Highest parent educationb | ||||||
| Less than HS | 1,649 | (11.4) | 114 | (14.0) | 1,535 | (11.3) |
| HS diploma or GED | 3,817 | (29.7) | 258 | (32.0) | 3,559 | (29.5) |
| Some college | 2,771 | (20.1) | 173 | (20.7) | 2,598 | (20.1) |
| College grad | 4,861 | (33.0) | 223 | (23.1) | 4,638 | (33.6) |
| Missing | 721 | (5.8) | 63 | (10.2) | 658 | (5.5) |
| Age at Wave IIIc | ||||||
| 18–22 | 8,035 | (62.0) | 455 | (58.7) | 7,580 | (62.2) |
| 23–28 | 5,784 | (38.0) | 376 | (41.3) | 5,408 | (37.8) |
| Uninsured in the past 12 monthsc | ||||||
| Yes | 5,018 | (37.3) | 356 | (43.7) | 4,662 | (36.9) |
| No | 8,801 | (62.7) | 475 | (56.3) | 8,326 | (63.1) |
Note. Table presents raw frequencies and weighted proportions.
a
We identified individuals with a physical disability using a combination of adolescent and parent report at Wave I (1994–1994) and respondent report at Wave III (2001–2002) of functional limitations and activity restriction.
b
Measured at Wave I (1994–1995)
c
Measured at Wave III (2001–2002)