Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for young adults with an ASD vs. peers with other types of disability
| Measures | ASD | LD | SLI | ID | ED | HI | VI | OI | OHI | TBI | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 84.20 | 64.81 | 62.01 | 55.07 | 72.86 | 48.44 | 55.78 | 54.32 | 73.85 | 69.74 | 58.57 |
| Age, mean (s.e.) | 23.18 (0.08) | 23.13 (0.08) | 22.79 (0.08) | 23.29 (0.08) | 23.22 (0.07) | 23.30 (0.08) | 23.32 (0.11) | 23.35 (0.09) | 23.19 (0.07) | 23.41 (0.13) | 23.31 (0.09) |
| Hispanic | 8.97 | 16.80 | 12.86 | 9.57 | 9.58 | 18.39 | 13.93 | 13.94 | 8.43 | 10.61 | 12.62 |
| Black | 20.81 | 17.79 | 16.52 | 33.03 | 25.58 | 16.71 | 19.12 | 15.48 | 15.44 | 16.48 | 18.14 |
| White | 65.32 | 62.73 | 68.12 | 54.56 | 63.01 | 59.89 | 63.75 | 66.81 | 74.06 | 70.87 | 65.64 |
| Other ethnicity | 4.90 | 2.67 | 2.49 | 2.83 | 1.84 | 5.02 | 3.21 | 3.76 | 2.08 | 2.03 | 3.60 |
| Income | |||||||||||
| ≤$25,000 | 19.35 | 35.85 | 24.26 | 51.31 | 37.73 | 24.64 | 26.29 | 26.14 | 18.48 | 31.47 | 29.43 |
| $25,001– 50,000 | 28.55 | 26.74 | 26.74 | 24.18 | 27.11 | 24.62 | 27.54 | 29.58 | 26.47 | 18.59 | 26.51 |
| $50,001–75,000 | 31.85 | 29.40 | 32.03 | 18.83 | 25.95 | 34.20 | 34.20 | 31.89 | 37.81 | 38.05 | 26.56 |
| Over $75,000 | 20.25 | 8.02 | 16.97 | 5.68 | 9.21 | 16.54 | 11.98 | 12.39 | 17.24 | 11.88 | 17.50 |
| Conversation ability | |||||||||||
| Lots of trouble or cannot converse | 53.27 | 2.62 | 9.54 | 25.58 | 4.8 | 17.07 | 10.37 | 18.43 | 9.22 | 7.78 | 45.79 |
| Little trouble | 32.95 | 22.82 | 32.33 | 35.40 | 31.12 | 35.14 | 9.39 | 17.12 | 25.15 | 35.30 | 26.90 |
| No trouble | 13.78 | 74.56 | 58.13 | 39.02 | 64.08 | 47.79 | 80.24 | 64.45 | 65.63 | 56.92 | 27.31 |
| Mental functioning skills, mean (s.e.) | 10.94 (0.29) | 13.86 (0.11) | 14.23 (0.27) | 11.23 (0.21) | 14.09 (0.20) | 14.21 (0.16) | 11.54 (0.32) | 12.35 (0.23) | 13.92 (0.11) | 13.48 (0.22) | 9.42 (0.30) |
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| Unweighted N | 660 | 430 | 460 | 480 | 400 | 490 | 420 | 550 | 590 | 210 | 540 |
| Weighted N | 14,328 | 1.287,104 | 82,363 | 253,167 | 234,391 | 26,838 | 9,779 | 23,521 | 93,897 | 5,855 | 37,561 |
Source: NLTS2, waves 1 and 5. Percentages were weighted to population levels. Unweighted N was rounded to the nearest 10.
ASD = autism spectrum disorder; LD = learning disabilities; SLI = speech/language impairment; ID = intellectual disabilities, ED = emotional disturbances; HI = hearing impairment; VI = visual impairment; OI = orthopedic impairment; OHI = other health impairment; TBI = traumatic brain injury; MD = multiple disabilities.