Table 3.
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of living arrangements since leaving high school among young adults compared to those with autism, controlling for covariates.a
| Mental Retardation |
Emotional Disturbance |
Learning Disability |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Since leaving high school, young adults ever lived… | |||
| …In a supervised living situation | 0.7 [0.3,1.7] | 0.9 [0.3,2.6] | 0.3 [.07,1.4] |
| …With a parent or guardian | 0.6 [0.3,1.1] | 0.3*** [0.2,0.6] | 0.3*** [0.1,0.6] |
| …Independently | 2.2** [1.2,4.0] | 5.3*** [2.8,9.9] | 5.8*** [3.2, 10.6] |
| Has never lived elsewhere since high school (total continuity) | 0.8 [0.4,1.4] | 0.3*** [0.2,0.6] | 0.3** [0.2,0.7] |
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001
Source: National Longitudinal Transition Study 2, wave 5.
Number of multiply imputed data sets=50. Weighted to population levels. Variances adjusted for sampling method
a
Covariates: gender, age, ethnicity, race, income, years since high school, overall health, how well youth converses, functional skills, ever worked for pay, health insurance type.