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Extraneous Factors in Institutionalization for Mental Retardation: Demographic Analyses for Ontario

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1982

Abstract

Analyses of demographic factors associated with admissions rates into institutions for the mentally retarded, by Ontario county of residence, uncovered a paradox: Counties with lesser proportions of children had higher admissions rates. Further analyses showed that proportions of children were directly related to education expenditures, per student, and expenditures were inversely related to, and accounted for 41% of the variance of, admissions rates. This, and other factors extraneous to mental deficit that were revealed, were discussed in terms of the ambiguity of the definition of mental retardation.

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L'analyse des facteurs démographiques associés aux taux d'admission dans les institutions pour déficients mentaux laisse apparaitre un paradoxe si on la fait par comtés de résidence en Ontario: les comtés ayant une faible proportion d'enfants avaient un taux plus élevé d'admission. Des analyses subséquentes ont montré que la proportion des enfants était directement reliée aux dépenses éducationnelles par étudiant, que les coûts étaient en relation inverse avec les taux d'admission et qu'ils représentaient 41% de la variance. Cette constation ainsi que d'autres facteurs extrinsèques non reliés à la déficience mentale et révélés par l'étude, suscite une discussion sur l'ambiguïté de la définition de la déficience mentale.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 1Number 1April 1982
Pages: 107 - 113

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Version of record online: 23 April 2009

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David Saunders
University of Western Ontario
Irwin Silverman

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