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