Table 5.
Percent within Health Status Group by Reason for Placement
| Profile in 4 Groups N=131* Percentage within Health Status Group | ||||||
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| Reason for Placement | n | Best Health Status | Fair Health Status | Poor Health Status | Worst Health Status | Total Sample |
| Aggressive behavior | 38 | 17.6 | 45.0 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 29.0 |
| Sexual abuse | 18 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 17.4 | 35.3 | 13.7 |
| Substance abuse | 12 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 0 | 29.4 | 9.2 |
| Suicidal | 12 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 29.4 | 9.2 |
| Parental death/suicide | 7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 17.4 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Pregnancy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
*
5 participants missing