Table 1.

Characteristics of Respondents: Descriptive Statistics

	Physical disabilities	Learning disabilities	Mental disabilitiesc	Multiple disabilities	No disability	Total
Sex* (%)
Male	48.17	69.49	58.90	52.86	49.46	50.85
Female	51.83	30.51	41.10	47.14	50.54	49.35
Race* (%)
White	75.75	72.33	78.74	55.53	68.93	69.26
Black	12.06	15.77	9.18	28.56	14.92	15.03
Hispanic	7.56	10.83	11.86	13.79	11.61	11.41
Other race	4.63	1.07	0.22	2.12	4.54	4.30
Nativity* (%)
Native born	97.85	98.16	99.74	96.85	95.04	95.39
Foreign born	2.15	1.84	0.26	3.15	4.96	4.61
Childhood family structure* (%)
Intact	46.41	45.70	31.08	37.69	57.44	55.89
Not intact	53.59	54.30	68.92	62.04	42.55	44.11
Religiosity*a	7.35	7.19	7.13	6.87	7.84	7.77
Educational attainmentb (%)
Less than a high school diploma	11.10	23.25	19.59	20.20	7.76	9.04
High school diploma	25.93	44.28	27.58	56.63	24.56	26.29
Some college	39.11	26.25	21.48	19.55	34.25	33.76
College graduate	23.86	6.22	31.35	3.62	33.43	30.91
Parent’s education* (%)
Less than a high school diploma	14.27	20.34	35.03	34.97	15.14	15.75
High school diploma	40.13	50.56	25.35	42.82	43.96	44.11
Some college	19.53	17.27	8.27	14.44	18.39	18.30
College graduate	26.07	11.83	31.35	7.77	22.51	21.84
Married at least once*b (%)	53.16	42.73	36.96	20.56	49.86	49.12
Sample n	659	619	24	108	11,072	12,482
Total population count	883,751	1,103,322	28,799	289,400	16,446,180	18,751,451

Notes: Descriptive data are weighted and include adjustments for survey design. Significance from χ² test of difference or ANOVA test across strata by disability status.

^aReligiosity scale ranges from 3 to 15; mean is presented here.

^bMeasured in wave IV; all other variables measured in wave I.

^cCaution should be used in interpreting the results for those with mental disabilities given the small n.

^*Significant difference across categories of disability at p < 0.05.