Table 2.
Mental health/behavior group differences
| Characteristic | None (N = 477) | Mental health (N = 208) | Beh. support needs (N = 324) | Both (N = 595) | Total (N = 1604) | df | X2 or F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (1599) | 3 | 6.93 | |||||
| Male | 279 (58.99%) | 122 (58.65%) | 217 (66.98%) | 351 (59.09%) | 969 (60.60%) | ||
| Female | 194 (41.01%) | 86 (41.35%) | 107 (33.02%) | 243 (40.91%) | 630 (39.40%) | ||
| Age (1491) | 3, 1487 | 18.48*** | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 45.56 (16.94) | 50.85 (16.49) | 40.29 (14.93) | 44.14 (15.09) | 44.66 (16.07) | ||
| Race (1604) | |||||||
| White | 263 (55.14%) | 134 (64.42%) | 212 (65.43%) | 390 (65.55%) | 999 (62.28%) | 3 | 14.84* |
| Black | 137 (28.72%) | 67 (32.21%) | 90 (27.78%) | 174 (29.24%) | 468 (29.18%) | 3 | 1.28 |
| Latino | 7 (1.47%) | 3 (1.44%) | 10 (3.09%) | 12 (2.02%) | 32 (2.00%) | 3 | 2.98 |
| Asian | 12 (2.52%) | 0 (0.00%) | 12 (3.70%) | 11 (1.85%) | 35 (2.18%) | 3 | 8.7*a |
| Level of ID (1387) | 9 | 91.39*** | |||||
| Mild | 102 (27.57%) | 79 (43.41%) | 46 (16.20%) | 202 (36.66%) | 429 (30.93%) | ||
| Moderate | 123 (33.24%) | 69 (37.91%) | 113 (39.79%) | 226 (41.02%) | 531 (38.28%) | ||
| Severe | 71 (19.19%) | 20 (10.99%) | 65 (22.89%) | 77 (13.97%) | 233 (16.80%) | ||
| Profound | 74 (20.00%) | 14 (7.69%) | 60 (21.13%) | 46 (8.35%) | 194 (13.99%) | ||
| Mobility (1604) | 3 | 24.92*** | |||||
| Independent | 362 (75.89%) | 133 (63.94%) | 205 (63.27%) | 373 (62.69%) | 1073 (66.90%) | ||
| Assistance | 115 (24.11%) | 75 (36.06%) | 119 (36.73%) | 222 (37.31%) | 531 (33.10%) | ||
| Communication (1604) | 3 | 13.63** | |||||
| Speech | 325 (68.13%) | 118 (56.73%) | 214 (66.05%) | 353 (59.33%) | 1010 (62.97%) | ||
| Other | 152 (31.87%) | 90 (43.27%) | 110 (33.95%) | 242 (40.67%) | 594 (37.03%) | ||
| Autism (1604) | 3 | 66.07*** | |||||
| No | 432 (90.57%) | 183 (87.98%) | 219 (67.59%) | 473 (79.50%) | 1307 (81.48%) | ||
| Yes | 45 (9.43%) | 25 (12.02%) | 105 (32.41%) | 122 (20.50%) | 297 (18.52%) | ||
| SIS-A (1271) | 3, 1267 | 22.93*** | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 0.02 (10.09) | -3.07 (9.68) | 3.90 (7.499) | -0.28 (8.42) | .36 (9.14) | ||
| Guardian (1576) | 3 | 17.93*** | |||||
| No | 278 (60.04%) | 128 (62.75%) | 149 (47.00%) | 346 (58.45%) | 901 (57.17%) | ||
| Yes | 185 (39.96%) | 76 (37.25%) | 168 (53.00%) | 246 (41.55%) | 675 (42.83%) | ||
| Type of Home (1588) | 18 | 151.50*** | |||||
| Group 2–3 | 25 (5.31%) | 16 (7.69%) | 23 (7.14%) | 40 (6.81%) | 104 (6.55%) | ||
| Group 4–6 | 106 (22.51%) | 62 (29.81%) | 112 (34.78%) | 245 (41.74%) | 525 (33.06%) | ||
| Group 7–15 | 17 (3.61%) | 15 (7.21%) | 12 (3.73%) | 39 (6.64%) | 83 (5.23%) | ||
| Independent | 29 (6.16%) | 31 (14.90%) | 14 (4.35%) | 42 (7.16%) | 116 (7.30%) | ||
| Family | 204 (43.31%) | 51 (24.52%) | 118 (36.65%) | 121 (20.61%) | 494 (31.11%) | ||
| Host | 40 (8.49%) | 17 (8.17%) | 34 (10.56%) | 82 (13.97%) | 173 (10.89%) | ||
| Other | 50 (10.62%) | 16 (7.69%) | 9 (2.80%) | 18 (3.07%) | 93 (5.86%) | ||
| Medication for mental health condition (1604) | 3 | 778.57*** | |||||
| No | 430 (90.15%) | 30 (14.42%) | 214 (66.05%) | 60 (10.08%) | 734 (45.76%) | ||
| Yes | 47 (9.85%) | 178 (85.58%) | 110 (33.95%) | 535 (89.92%) | 870 (54.24%) | ||
| Medication for behavior (1604) | 3 | 324.41*** | |||||
| No | 466 (97.69%) | 181 (87.02%) | 206 (63.58%) | 295 (49.58%) | 1148 (71.57%) | ||
| Yes | 11 (2.31%) | 27 (12.98%) | 118 (36.42%) | 300 (50.42%) | 456 (28.43%) | ||
| Behavior plan (1604) | 3 | 214.59*** | |||||
| No | 461 (96.65%) | 198 (95.19%) | 239 (73.77%) | 380 (63.87%) | 1278 (79.68%) | ||
| Yes | 16 (3.35%) | 10 (4.81%) | 85 (26.23%) | 215 (36.13%) | 326 (20.32%) | ||
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
aChi-square may be inaccurate due to low cell count