| Table 1 |
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| Percentage of Children in Grades K through 3 Receiving Special
Services through an Individualized Education Plan, 2001-2003 |
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2001 |
2003 |
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| Total |
6.1 |
6.8 |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
8.4 |
9.4 |
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| Female |
3.7 |
4.0 |
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| Race/Ethnicity |
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| Non-Hispanic white |
6.1 |
7.5 |
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| Non-Hispanic black |
8.9 |
6.6 |
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| Hispanic |
4.7 |
4.9 |
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| Asian or Pacific Islander |
0.0 |
4.4 |
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| Other |
6.7 |
7.5 |
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7.5 |
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| Parental Education |
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| Less than a high school
degree |
5.8 |
7.2 |
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| High school
degree/equivalent |
6.1 |
6.8 |
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| Some college/technical
vocational degree |
8.1 |
7.4 |
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| Bachelor's degree or more |
4.6 |
6.2 |
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| Immigrant Status |
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| Native born with native
born parents |
6.7 |
7.3 |
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| Native born with a
foreign born parent |
2.2 |
4.5 |
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| Foreign born |
7.3 |
3.2 |
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| Primary Language Spoken
in the Home |
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| Both parents' main
language is English |
6.6 |
7.3 |
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| One parent's main
language is not English |
1.8 |
5.5 |
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| Neither parent's main
language is English |
2.4 |
2.1 |
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| Poverty level |
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| Household income at or
below poverty line |
- |
8.3 |
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| Household income above
poverty line |
- |
6.4 |
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| WIC benefits |
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| Received WIC benefits in
the past 12 months |
5.2 |
6.5 |
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| Did not receive WIC
benefits in the past 12 months |
6.2 |
6.8 |
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| TANF/AFDC benefits |
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| Received TANF/AFDC
benefits in the past 12 months |
- |
14.3 |
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| Did not receive TANF/AFDC
benefits in the past 12 months |
- |
6.2 |
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| Medicaid Receipt |
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| Received Medicaid in the
past 12 months |
9.8 |
11.4 |
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| Did not receive Medicaid
in the past 12 months |
5.3 |
5.6 |
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| Food Stamp Receipt |
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| Received food stamps in
the past 12 months |
11.6 |
10.3 |
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| Did not receive food
stamps in the past 12 months |
5.3 |
6.2 |
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| Urbanicity |
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| Urban, inside urbanized
area |
6.7 |
6.4 |
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| Urban, outside urbanized
area |
6.0 |
6.7 |
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| Rural |
4.8 |
7.9 |
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| Region |
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| Northeast |
9.1 |
8.0 |
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| Midwest |
6.4 |
7.4 |
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| South |
5.1 |
6.4 |
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| West |
5.1 |
5.8 |
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| Neighborhood Poverty (of
those under 18) |
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| Less than 5 percent |
6.7 |
7.4 |
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| 5 to 9 percent |
5.3 |
7.1 |
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| 10 to 19 percent |
5.5 |
4.7 |
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| 20 percent and more |
8.0 |
6.6 |
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| Type of School |
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| Public |
6.7 |
7.3 |
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| Private |
7.9 |
5.9 |
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| Church-related |
1.7 |
2.4 |
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| Home schooled |
0.0 |
5.2 |
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| Grade level |
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| K through 1 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
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| 2 through 3 |
6.3 |
7.7 |
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| Source: Child Trends' original analyses of
National Household Education Survey data. |
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