Publications & Products
Below is a list of publications and products related to the RTC's work in the area of disability statistics.

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Bibliographies

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Statistical Analyses Based on the National Health Interview Survey on Disability: A Bibliography and Summary of Findings (PDF) - This annotated bibliography contains a summary of research publications based on original analyses of data from the 1994-1995 National Health Interview Survey on Disability. This bibliography describes 112 articles that were grouped in six categories: methods; assistive technology and personal assistance services; policy issues; populations of special interest; types of disability; and out of scope. Key findings are briefly summarized in each area. (2005); File Size: 141 KB

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Fact Sheets

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Analysis of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Minimum Data Set (MDS) Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents in 2000 -   • Gender and Ethnicity of Nursing Home Residents with and without IDD in 2000 (PDF); File Size: 9 KB   • People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilties Living in Nursing Homes in December 2000 (PDF); File Size: 21 KB   • Number of Children in Nursing Homes in December 2000 (PDF); File Size: 6 KB

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NHIS-D Fact Sheets - These Fact Sheets are based on the preliminary analysis of the characteristics and needs of people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities (MR/DD) from the National Health Interview Survey-Disability Supplement (NHIS-D). They are updated regularly as additional analyses are done.   • Prevalence Estimates of ID/DD Among Young Children from the NHIS-D   • Marital Status of Non-Institutionalized People   • Prevalence of MR/DD in Non-Institutionalized People by Age   • Poverty Status of Non-Institutionalized People with MR/DD

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Periodicals

DD Data Brief - A series summarizing analyses of the 1994/1995 National Health Interview Survey-Disability Supplement.   • Characteristics of Aging Caregivers in the NHIS-D (PDF) - Volume 8, Number 1 (2006); File Size: 101 KB   • Mothers with Disabilities – Characteristics and Outcomes: An Analysis from the 1994/1995 NHIS-D (PDF) - Volume 7, Number 3 (2005); File Size: 110 KB   • Social Activities of Non-Institutionalized Adults in the NHIS-D: Gender, Age, and Disability Differences (PDF) - Volume 7, Number 2 (2005); File Size: 83 KB   • Problems in Defining Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability: Using the National Health Interview Survey (PDF) - Volume 7, Number 1 (2005); File Size: 62 KB   • Response Patterns Among Adult Respondents with Mental Retardation in the National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2002 (PDF) - Volume 6, Number 2 (2004); File Size: 113 KB   • Gender, Age and Disability Differences in Functional Limitations for Non-Institutionalized Adults in the NHIS-D (PDF) - Volume 6, Number 1 (2004); File Size: 92 KB   • Service Use by and Needs of Adults with Functional Limitations or ID/DD in the NHIS-D; Difference by Age Gender and Disability (PDF) - Volume 5, Number 2 (2003); File Size: 117 KB   • Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Experiences of Persons with Developmental Disabilities in the NHIS-D (PDF) - Volume 5, Number 1 (2003); File Size: 127 KB   • Children with Disabilities: Social Roles and Family Impacts in the NHIS-D (PDF) - Volume 4, Number 1 (2002); File Size: 80 KB   • Functional Limitations of Adults in the U.S. Non-Institutionalized Population: NHIS-D Analysis (PDF) - Volume 3, Number 3 (2001); File Size: 106 KB   • Demographic Characteristics of Persons with MR/DD Living in Their Own Homes or With Family Members: NHIS-D Analysis (PDF) - Volume 3, Number 2 (2001); File Size: 87 KB   • Characteristics of and Service Use by Persons with MR/DD Living in Their Own Homes or With Family Members: NHIS-D Analysis (PDF) - Volume 3, Number 1 (2001); File Size: 75 KB   • Prevalence of Mental Retardation and/Developmental Disabilities: Analysis of the 1994/1995 NHIS-D (PDF) - Volume 2, Number 1 (2000); File Size: 76 KB

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Reports

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Minnesota Waiver Report - An independent evaluation of the quality of services and system performance of Minnesota's Medicaid home and community based services for persons with mental retardation and related conditions. (2000)   • Brief Summary (PDF); File Size: 331 KB   • Executive Summary (PDF); File Size: 322 KB   • Full Report (PDF); File Size: 827 KB

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National Residential Information Systems Project (RISP) - For over 20 years, the National Residential Information Systems Project has been collecting and disseminating annually, national and state statistics on public and private residential services, Medicaid program utilization, expenditures, etc.   • 2006 RISP Report (PDF) (2007); File Size: 24.4 MB   • 2005 RISP Report (PDF) (2006); File Size: 1.03 MB   • 2004 RISP Report (PDF) (2005); File Size: 1.88 MB   • 2003 RISP Report (PDF) (2004); File Size: .98 MB   • 2002 RISP Report (PDF) (2003); File Size: 1.11 MB   • 2001 RISP Report (PDF) (2002); File Size: 1.83 MB   • 2000 RISP Report (PDF) (2001); File Size: 1.57 MB

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Waiting List Report - Results and findings from a national survey of state directors of developmental disabilities services regarding the nature of state programs and responses for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD) waiting for services.   • 2002 Report (PDF) (2002); File Size: 217 KB   • 2000 Report (PDF) (2000); File Size: 166 KB

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