Measuring Disability Co-Occurrence among Students at 4-Year Institutions
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| Title: | Measuring Disability Co-Occurrence among Students at 4-Year Institutions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | John Zilvinskis |
| Source: | Journal of College Student Development. 2026 67(1):121-125. |
| Availability: | Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/list |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Intended Audience: | Researchers |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | College Students, Students with Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Comorbidity, College Freshmen, Learner Engagement, National Surveys, College Seniors, Student Surveys, Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Data Use |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | National Survey of Student Engagement |
| DOI: | 10.1353/csd.2026.a984836 |
| ISSN: | 0897-5264 1543-3382 |
| Abstract: | In 2021, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) updated its survey items measuring disability, with the second survey item now asking respondents about 15 categories of disability. With so many disability categories, making sense of disability co-occurrence (i.e., when a respondent selects more than one disability) can be difficult. This study leverages two years of NSSE administration to map disability co-occurrence and explore what the frequencies, correlations, and clusters of disability co-occurrence are and to what degree these clusters provide practical differences among the engagement measures found on the NSSE. The findings provide a guide for higher education researchers on how to treat disability co-occurrence data among students at four-year institutions. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1506713 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In 2021, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) updated its survey items measuring disability, with the second survey item now asking respondents about 15 categories of disability. With so many disability categories, making sense of disability co-occurrence (i.e., when a respondent selects more than one disability) can be difficult. This study leverages two years of NSSE administration to map disability co-occurrence and explore what the frequencies, correlations, and clusters of disability co-occurrence are and to what degree these clusters provide practical differences among the engagement measures found on the NSSE. The findings provide a guide for higher education researchers on how to treat disability co-occurrence data among students at four-year institutions. |
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| ISSN: | 0897-5264 1543-3382 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/csd.2026.a984836 |
