Percentage of Questions Answered Correctly by Support Persons in Pre-Test and Post-Test Knowledge Surveys

 

Item	% Answering Correctly		F value (1,211)	p value
	Pre-test	Post-test
Heredity is the leading cause of mental retardation	83%	96%	21.62	.001
In general, the more seriously disabled a person is, the less he or she will seek intimate relations with others	20%	73%	171.42	.001
Most developmentally disabled adults living in the U.S. suffer from loneliness and depression	71%	97%	67.31	.001
Masturbation to orgasm has been known to decrease behaviors such as head banging and physical aggression of low functioning individuals	42%	91%	173.90	.001
The more disabled a person is the lower his/her sex drive	86%	74%	11.06	.001
The onset of puberty is delayed for individuals with developmental disabilities	63%	85%	28.45	.001
Most developmentally disabled couples who are sexually active suffer from some form of sexual dysfunction	23%	83%	287.51	.001
Individuals with disabilities generally have higher sex drives than non-disabled individuals	68%	88%	32.70	.001
The divorce rate for disabled couples is higher than it is for non-disabled couples	70%	92%	33.96	.001
A female with Down's Syndrome is almost certain to give birth to Down's Syndrome children	65%	95%	77.38	.001
Most parents of children with developmental disabilities are in favor of schools offering sexuality information to their children	33%	87%	191.83	.001
People with developmental disabilities do not desire as much physical touch as does a non-disabled person	89%	92%	1.13	ns
Preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases should be the primary focus when providing sexuality education to individuals with developmental disabilities	25%	80%	191.83	.001
A person who receives sexuality education usually becomes more sexually active	81%	100%	12.61	.001
Individuals with developmental disabilities and individuals without disabilities are equally likely to be sexually violated	49%	75%	45.10	.001
Limiting a person's opportunities for privacy will help reduce sexual behavior	78%	93%	26.02	.001
Individuals with developmental disabilities are able to love and care at the same emotional depth as non-disabled people	83%	91%	7.64	.01
Most individuals with developmental disabilities like themselves and believe that they have something to offer to others	32%	78%	131.49	.001
A male child has his first erection around age three	40%	91%	190.37	.001
Generally, victims of sexual abuse are abused by people that they know	96%	99%	3.03	ns