Table 1.

Characteristics of youth with ASD no longer in high school from wave 4 (2007-2008) of the National Longitudinal Transition Study – 2.

Variable	Values	Weighted %	95% Confidence interval
Demographic Factors
Male		85.8	[79.1, 90.6]
Age
	19	6.8	[3.5, 12.7]
	20	17.3	[12.9, 22.9]
	21	17.9	[13.4, 23.6]
	22	33.8	[26.0, 42.7]
	23	24.2	[17.2, 32.9]
Ethnicity, Hispanic		8.5	[4.9, 14.4]
Race
	White	74.8	[66.3, 81.8]
	African-American	16.4	[10.6, 24.6]
	Other, mixed	8.7	[5.1, 14.4]
Residential status
	With parent, guardian, relative	79.0	[69.8, 85.9]
	Independent	13.1	[7.2, 22.7]
	Group home, supervised setting	7.9	[4.7, 13.1]
Need Factors
Nonverbal		21.2	[14.3, 30.3]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder		34.5	[26.8, 43.2]
Functional mental skills quartiles
	1	22.7	[15.4, 31.9]
	2	21.3	[14.0, 30.8]
	3	33.1	[24.4, 43.1]
	4	22.9	[16.2, 31.4]
Resource Factors
Income
	$25,000 or less	16.7	[10.5, 25.0]
	$25,001- $50,000	30.2	[21.0, 41.2]
	$50,001-$75,000	35.3	[27.0, 44.6]
	Over $75,000	17.8	[12.1, 25.5]
Insurance status
	Private	58.6	[48.5, 68.1]
	Public	30.2	[21.1, 41.1]
	Uninsured	8.5	[4.7, 14.5]
	Other, multi	2.7	[0.8, 7.8]
Dependent Variables
No services		39.1	[30.5, 48.5]
Mental health services		35.0	[27.4, 43.4]
Medical services		23.5	[16.5, 32.3]
Speech therapy		9.1	[5.8, 14.1]
Has a case manager		41.9	[34.0, 50.2]