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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Autism. 2015 May 11;19(7):794–804. doi: 10.1177/1362361315583818

Table 3. Education, Vocation, and Living Situation among the Self-Reporting (SR) and Legally-Represented (LR) Subsamples.

Education Vocation Living Situation

SR LR SR LR SR LR
Less than High School 4% 26% Hold paid employment 47% 22% Live with others 80% 93%


Special Education certificate 4% 28% Of those who work, weekly hours: Of those who live with others (check all that apply):
High school graduate /GED 10% 21% 1-9 6% 52% Spouse/partner 47% 2%
Trade/voc school 6% 1% 10-19 16% 17% Children 32% 1%
Some college (no degree) 23% 10% 20-29 14% 13% Housemates of choice 9% 1%
Associate's degree 8% 1% 30-29 13% 13% Housemates not freely chosen 4% 18%
Bachelor's degree 26% 1% 40+ 50% 5% Parents 35% 77%

Master's degree 15% -- Of those who work, current work situation (check all that apply): Siblings 12% 44%
Ph.D./professional 3% -- Regular employment without support 86% 17% Other relatives 4% 7%
Other 1% 12% Supported employment (e.g., job coach; special help at work) 15% 52% Paid caregivers -- 13%

100% of n=254 100% of n=143 Sheltered workshop or enclave employment 4% 48% Other 6% 3%
Day program with voc activities 5% 13%
Internship / Work study 5% --
Other 16% 4%