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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Res. 2020 Nov-Dec;69(6):436–447. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000469

Table 3.

Characteristics of ID Criterion Among Adolescents with ID (N = 441)

ID Criterion Unweighted Weighted
N f % SE
Intellectual Functioning Limitations
• Maximum aPPVT (Wave 1 or Wave 3)
 ○ 0 – 39 441 22 6.5% 2.19
 ○ 40 – 59 441 50 14.0% 3.59
 ○ 60 – 69 441 78 19.7% 2.94
 ○ 70 – 79 441 229 46.5% 5.55
 ○ 80 – 89 441 62 13.2% 3.75
• aPPVT Wave 1
 ○ 0 – 39 424 21 6.9% 2.25
 ○ 40 – 59 424 55 15.9% 3.58
 ○ 60 – 69 424 106 25.9% 2.12
 ○ 70 – 79 424 242 51.3% 6.71
• aPPVT Wave 3
 ○ 0 – 39 252 15 3.9% 2.56
 ○ 40 – 59 252 23 13.1% 3.48
 ○ 60 – 69 252 41 14.0% 3.24
 ○ 70 – 79 252 111 42.0% 5.17
 ○ 80 – 89 252 62 27.0% 5.09
Adaptive Functioning Limitations
• Requires assistance (Wave 1 parent report)
 ○ Eating 423 3 1.7% 1.43
 ○ Bathing 423 6 2.8% 1.97
 ○ Dressing 423 5 2.4% 2.06
 ○ Toileting 423 3 1.7% 1.43
• Requires assistance (Wave 1 AYA report)
 ○ Eating 441 4 1.8% 1.39
 ○ Bathing 441 5 2.6% 1.92
 ○ Dressing 441 4 1.9% 1.39
 ○ Toileting 441 5 2.2% 1.30
 ○ Shopping 441 9 3.7% 2.32
• Physical, learning, or emotional condition (present for > 1 year) causing (Wave 2 AYA report)
 ○ Limitations attending school or work 319 104 33.6% 7.07
 ○ Difficulty doing chores, shopping, or errands 318 42 15.2% 6.26
 ○ Limitations in doing strenuous activities 320 60 19.9% 4.12
 ○ Difficulty with personal care (bathing, dressing, eating, toileting) 320 20 9.1% 3.66
• “Mental Retardation” (Wave 1 Parent Report) 417 104 38.3% 13.62
• Learning Disability (Wave 1 Parent Report) 414 310 80.5% 4.85
• Perception of Disability (Wave 1 Parent & AYA Report)
 ○ Parent considers child to be disabled 423 28 8.7% 1.59
 ○ Parent thinks others consider child disabled 420 23 6.8% 1.77
 ○ Adolescent considers self to be disabled 440 13 3.9% 2.22
 ○ Adolescent thinks others consider them disabled 440 13 3.6% 1.88
• Condition is (Wave 2 AYA Report)
 ○ Physical 316 60 20.4% 4.93
 ○ Learning 316 62 20.6% 3.72
 ○ Emotional 316 27 9.9% 4.65
• Received special education in the last 12 months (Wave 1 Parent Report) 418 293 79.0% 5.91
• Graduated with Special Education Diploma (Wave 3 School Transcripts) 418 4 4.9% 3.24

aPPVT = Abridged Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Standardized Score; N = unweighted ID sample; f = unweighted frequencies; weighted percent (%) after applying Wave 1 sampling weights, stratification, and cluster variables; SE = weighted standard error of the percent (%).