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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 31;52(9):931–939. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.05.019

Table 3.

Rank Ordered Major Standard Occupational Classifications Among Postsecondary Young Adults at Their Current or Most Recent Job by Disability Group, % [95% CI].

Rank ASD MR ED LD SLI
1 Office Food prep Food prep Sales Sales
18.5 [11.3, 25.8] 25.3 [17.3, 33.3] 19.9 [13.0, 26.8] 13.1 [8.0, 18.2] 12.1 [7.6, 16.7]
2 Transport Production Construction Food prep Food prep
13.8 [3.6, 24.0] 19.1 [10.9, 27.2] 11.5 [5.1, 17.8] 10.8 [6.2, 15.4] 10.5 [6.2, 14.9]
3 Production Cleaning Cleaning Service Office
13.4 [7.3, 19.4] 14.3 [8.2, 20.5] 9.8 [4.5, 15.1] 9.4 [4.4, 14.3] 10.3 [6.0, 14.6]
4 Food prep Office Sales Construction Transport
12.1 [6.4, 17.7] 10.0 [3.7, 16.3] 9.0 [4.2, 13.9] 9.4 [4.9, 13.8] 8.5 [4.4, 12.5]
5 Cleaning Transport Installation Transport Service
11.6 [5.2, 18.1] 9.4 [3.3, 15.4] 7.7 [2.4, 12.9] 8.1 [4.5, 11.7] 8.2 [4.7, 11.7]

6 Other Other Other Other Other
30.6 [20.6, 40.6] 22.0 [15.0, 29.0] 42.1 [33.4, 50.8] 49.3 [41.0, 57.6] 50.4 [44.3, 56.4]

Note: National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 5, 2009. Unimputed data. ASD=autism spectrum disorder; Cleaning=Building and Grounds Maintenance; ED=emotional disturbance; Food Prep=Food Preparation and Serving; Installation=Installation and Maintenance; LD=learning disability; MR=mental retardation; Office=Office and Administrative; Production=Production and Factory; Service=Personal Care and Service; SLI=speech/language impairment; Transport=Transportation and Material Moving.