State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Quarterly Client Characteristics Report Index
By County of Physical Presence
For the end of December 2005
Table 01 - Statewide Client Characteristics
Table 02 - Alameda County Table 31 - Orange County
Table 03 - Alpine County Table 32 - Placer County
Table 04 - Amador County Table 33 - Plumas County
Table 05 - Butte County Table 34 - Riverside County
Table 06 - Calaveras County Table 35 - Sacramento County
Table 07 - Colusa County Table 36 - San Benito County
Table 08 - Contra Costa County Table 37 - San Bernardino County
Table 09 - Del Norte County Table 38 - San Diego County
Table 10 - El Dorado County Table 39 - San Francisco County
Table 11 - Fresno County Table 40 - San Joaquin County
Table 12 - Glenn County Table 41 - San Luis Obispo County
Table 13 - Humboldt County Table 42 - San Mateo County
Table 14 - Imperial County Table 43 - Santa Barbara County
Table 15 - Inyo County Table 44 - Santa Clara County
Table 16 - Kern County Table 45 - Santa Cruz County
Table 17 - Kings County Table 46 - Shasta County
Table 18 - Lake County Table 47 - Sierra County
Table 19 - Lassen County Table 48 - Siskiyou County
Table 20 - Los Angeles County Table 49 - Solano County
Table 21 - Madera County Table 50 - Sonoma County
Table 22 - Marin County Table 51 - Stanislaus County
Table 23 - Mariposa County Table 52 - Sutter County
Table 24 - Mendocino County Table 53 - Tehama County
Table 25 - Merced County Table 54 - Trinity County
Table 26 - Modoc County Table 55 - Tulare County
Table 27 - Mono County Table 56 - Tuolumne County
Table 28 - Monterey County Table 57 - Ventura County
Table 29 - Napa County Table 58 - Yolo County
Table 30 - Nevada County Table 59 - Yuba County
Table 60 - Not in California or Unknown County
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
Statewide
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 146,837 81.04% No 151,767 83.76% No 168,030 92.74% No 143,890 79.41% No 153,336 84.63%
Yes 34,354 18.96% Yes 29,424 16.24% Yes 13,161 7.26% Yes 37,301 20.59% Yes 27,855 15.37%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 167,068 92.21% No 174,780 96.46% No 36,015 19.88% No 130,090 71.80% No 162,942 89.93%
Yes 14,123 7.79% Yes 6,411 3.54% Yes 145,176 80.12% Yes 51,101 28.20% Yes 18,249 10.07%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 124,979 68.98%
Female 71,817 39.64% No MR 41,259 22.77% Community Care 25,003 13.80%
Male 109,374 60.36% Mild MR 70,248 38.77% Independent Living 18,090 9.98%
Moderate 31,707 17.50% ICF 7,346 4.05%
Behavioral Medication: Severe 15,012 8.29% Developmental Center 3,049 1.68%
Profound 11,190 6.18% SNF 1,449 0.80%
No 150,582 83.11% Unknown 11,775 6.50% Other 1,275 0.70%
Yes 30,609 16.89%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
0 to 2 yrs 180 0.10% Requirements:
Asian 10,153 5.60% 3 to 5 yrs 14,442 7.97% No 137,330 75.79%
Polynesian 404 0.22% 6 to 9 yrs 21,579 11.91% Yes 43,861 24.21%
Other 12,270 6.77% 10 to 13 yrs 20,671 11.41%
Black/Af Am 19,287 10.64% 14 to 17 yrs 18,605 10.27%
Filipino 3,796 2.10% 18 to 21 yrs 16,590 9.16% Technology Dependent:
Native Am 726 0.40% 22 to 31 yrs 29,447 16.25%
Hispanic 56,226 31.03% 32 to 41 yrs 22,373 12.35% No 173,025 95.49%
White 78,329 43.23% 42 to 51 yrs 20,767 11.46% ** Yes 8,166 4.51%
52 to 61 yrs 11,376 6.28%
62 and Older 5,161 2.85%
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 123,918 68.39% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 151,759 83.76%
One 39,661 21.89% * None 164,182 90.61% 12 to 18 Months 18,171 10.03%
Two 11,750 6.48% One 9,692 5.35% 18 to 24 Months 5,779 3.19%
3 or More 5,862 3.24% Two 4,171 2.30% 24 to 36 Months 3,947 2.18%
3 or More 3,146 1.74% Over 36 Months 1,535 0.85%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 41,683 23.01% No 163,355 90.16%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 139,508 76.99% Yes 17,836 9.84%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 181,191
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #01
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
For Clients Residing in Alameda County
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 5,500 82.10% No 5,736 85.62% No 6,347 94.75% No 5,464 81.56% No 5,553 82.89%
Yes 1,199 17.90% Yes 963 14.38% Yes 352 5.25% Yes 1,235 18.44% Yes 1,146 17.11%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 6,055 90.39% No 6,396 95.48% No 1,203 17.96% No 5,119 76.41% No 5,791 86.45%
Yes 644 9.61% Yes 303 4.52% Yes 5,496 82.04% Yes 1,580 23.59% Yes 908 13.55%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 4,514 67.38%
Female 2,571 38.38% No MR 1,902 28.39% Community Care 1,026 15.32%
Male 4,128 61.62% Mild MR 1,994 29.77% Independent Living 800 11.94%
Moderate 1,110 16.57% ICF 224 3.34%
Behavioral Medication: Severe 366 5.46% SNF 75 1.12%
Profound 222 3.31% Other 60 0.90%
No 5,628 84.01% Unknown 1,105 16.49%
Yes 1,071 15.99%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
0 to 2 yrs 5 0.07% Requirements:
Asian 796 11.88% 3 to 5 yrs 452 6.75% No 5,328 79.53%
Polynesian 18 0.27% 6 to 9 yrs 733 10.94% Yes 1,371 20.47%
Other 571 8.52% 10 to 13 yrs 710 10.60%
Black/Af Am 1,602 23.91% 14 to 17 yrs 642 9.58%
Filipino 303 4.52% 18 to 21 yrs 604 9.02% Technology Dependent:
Native Am 18 0.27% 22 to 31 yrs 1,093 16.32%
Hispanic 1,031 15.39% 32 to 41 yrs 862 12.87% No 6,522 97.36%
White 2,360 35.23% 42 to 51 yrs 860 12.84% ** Yes 177 2.64%
52 to 61 yrs 503 7.51%
62 and Older 235 3.51%
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 4,485 66.95% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 5,245 78.30%
One 1,466 21.88% * None 6,083 90.80% 12 to 18 Months 901 13.45%
Two 470 7.02% One 399 5.96% 18 to 24 Months 303 4.52%
3 or More 278 4.15% Two 126 1.88% 24 to 36 Months 149 2.22%
3 or More 91 1.36% Over 36 Months 101 1.51%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 1,439 21.48% No 5,747 85.79%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 5,260 78.52% Yes 952 14.21%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 6,699
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #02
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
For Clients Residing in Alpine County
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 3 60.00% No 5 100.0% No 5 100.0% No 3 60.00% No 3 60.00%
Yes 2 40.00% Yes 2 40.00% Yes 2 40.00%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 5 100.0% No 5 100.0% No 1 20.00% No 4 80.00% No 4 80.00%
Yes 4 80.00% Yes 1 20.00% Yes 1 20.00%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 3 60.00%
Female 1 20.00% No MR 1 20.00% Community Care 1 20.00%
Male 4 80.00% Mild MR 2 40.00% Other 1 20.00%
Moderate 1 20.00%
Behavioral Medication: Profound 1 20.00%
No 3 60.00%
Yes 2 40.00%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
6 to 9 yrs 1 20.00% Requirements:
Hispanic 1 20.00% 22 to 31 yrs 1 20.00% No 4 80.00%
White 4 80.00% 32 to 41 yrs 2 40.00% Yes 1 20.00%
52 to 61 yrs 1 20.00%
Technology Dependent:
No 5 100.0%
**
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 3 60.00% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 5 100.0%
One 2 40.00% * None 4 80.00%
One 1 20.00%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 1 20.00% No 4 80.00%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 4 80.00% Yes 1 20.00%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 5
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #03
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
For Clients Residing in Amador County
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 124 77.99% No 146 91.82% No 157 98.74% No 125 78.62% No 127 79.87%
Yes 35 22.01% Yes 13 8.18% Yes 2 1.26% Yes 34 21.38% Yes 32 20.13%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 145 91.19% No 150 94.34% No 33 20.75% No 98 61.64% No 143 89.94%
Yes 14 8.81% Yes 9 5.66% Yes 126 79.25% Yes 61 38.36% Yes 16 10.06%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 109 68.55%
Female 54 33.96% No MR 30 18.87% Community Care 15 9.43%
Male 105 66.04% Mild MR 82 51.57% Independent Living 30 18.87%
Moderate 21 13.21% SNF 2 1.26%
Behavioral Medication: Severe 14 8.81% Other 3 1.89%
Profound 3 1.89%
No 137 86.16% Unknown 9 5.66%
Yes 22 13.84%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
3 to 5 yrs 11 6.92% Requirements:
Asian 1 0.63% 6 to 9 yrs 15 9.43% No 123 77.36%
Other 3 1.89% 10 to 13 yrs 12 7.55% Yes 36 22.64%
Black/Af Am 3 1.89% 14 to 17 yrs 16 10.06%
Filipino 1 0.63% 18 to 21 yrs 18 11.32%
Native Am 4 2.52% 22 to 31 yrs 27 16.98% Technology Dependent:
Hispanic 9 5.66% 32 to 41 yrs 19 11.95%
White 138 86.79% 42 to 51 yrs 17 10.69% No 151 94.97%
52 to 61 yrs 16 10.06% ** Yes 8 5.03%
62 and Older 8 5.03%
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 104 65.41% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 139 87.42%
One 37 23.27% * None 147 92.45% 12 to 18 Months 14 8.81%
Two 10 6.29% One 10 6.29% 18 to 24 Months 2 1.26%
3 or More 8 5.03% Two 2 1.26% 24 to 36 Months 4 2.52%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 2 1.26% No 142 89.31%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 157 98.74% Yes 17 10.69%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 159
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #04
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
For Clients Residing in Butte County
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 1,816 85.62% No 1,927 90.85% No 2,013 94.91% No 1,757 82.84% No 1,806 85.15%
Yes 305 14.38% Yes 194 9.15% Yes 108 5.09% Yes 364 17.16% Yes 315 14.85%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 2,002 94.39% No 2,075 97.83% No 342 16.12% No 1,523 71.81% No 1,949 91.89%
Yes 119 5.61% Yes 46 2.17% Yes 1,779 83.88% Yes 598 28.19% Yes 172 8.11%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 1,157 54.55%
Female 892 42.06% No MR 602 28.38% Community Care 303 14.29%
Male 1,229 57.94% Mild MR 985 46.44% Independent Living 583 27.49%
Moderate 293 13.81% ICF 54 2.55%
Behavioral Medication: Severe 103 4.86% SNF 20 0.94%
Profound 49 2.31% Other 4 0.19%
No 1,815 85.57% Unknown 89 4.20%
Yes 306 14.43%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
0 to 2 yrs 2 0.09% Requirements:
Asian 68 3.21% 3 to 5 yrs 144 6.79% No 1,608 75.81%
Other 94 4.43% 6 to 9 yrs 163 7.69% Yes 513 24.19%
Black/Af Am 54 2.55% 10 to 13 yrs 186 8.77%
Filipino 4 0.19% 14 to 17 yrs 214 10.09%
Native Am 29 1.37% 18 to 21 yrs 193 9.10% Technology Dependent:
Hispanic 167 7.87% 22 to 31 yrs 355 16.74%
White 1,705 80.39% 32 to 41 yrs 269 12.68% No 2,005 94.53%
42 to 51 yrs 335 15.79% ** Yes 116 5.47%
52 to 61 yrs 175 8.25%
62 and Older 85 4.01%
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 1,185 55.87% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 1,605 75.67%
One 583 27.49% * None 1,936 91.28% 12 to 18 Months 246 11.60%
Two 184 8.68% One 113 5.33% 18 to 24 Months 125 5.89%
3 or More 169 7.97% Two 45 2.12% 24 to 36 Months 115 5.42%
3 or More 27 1.27% Over 36 Months 30 1.41%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 130 6.13% No 1,779 83.88%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 1,991 93.87% Yes 342 16.12%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 2,121
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #05
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
For Clients Residing in Calaveras County
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 139 76.37% No 156 85.71% No 177 97.25% No 153 84.07% No 153 84.07%
Yes 43 23.63% Yes 26 14.29% Yes 5 2.75% Yes 29 15.93% Yes 29 15.93%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 163 89.56% No 175 96.15% No 34 18.68% No 127 69.78% No 163 89.56%