UNMET NEEDS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL-DISABILITIES SERVICES

Data collected from a representative sample of persons who are develop mentally disabled living in three counties in Florida in 1989 were ana lyzed to determine the number of services these persons receive, the e xtent to which they do not receive services they need, the reasons the se services are not received, and the factors which are related to sat isfaction with services. A battery of 90 services which can be grouped into 8 general categories was used, and the data were collected in fa ce-to-face interviews with 312 persons.