This study investigated the adult adjustment of a statewide random sample of 911 individuals labelled learning disabled who had been graduated from school one year previously. Results are reported in terms of: (a) general characteristics of the sample; (b) characteristics of the employed individuals in terms of rate and location of employment, occupational status, number of hours worked, mean wage, and benefits; and (c) comparisons of employed and unemployed individuals in terms of vocational training, work experiences, and postsecondary training. Data are reported by level of instructional program in which the individuals were enrolled while still in school and by gender, where relevant.
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