Table 36. Conditlons Reported as Cause of Disability: Children 0 to 17 Years Old: 1991-92 [Numbers in thousands) -------------------Number of times reported as--------------- 1st, 2nd or 3rd Condition condition 1st condition 2nd condition 3rd condition Percent Percent Percent Percent Number distrib. Number distrib. Number distrib. Number distrib. TOTAL ......................... 4,858 100.0 3,357 100.0 965 100.0 536 100.0 Asthma ........................ 311 6.4 281 8.4 18 1.9 12 2.2 Autism ........................ 48 1.0 37 1.1 11 1.1 - Blindness or vision problems .. 144 3.0 95 2.8 41 4.2 8 1.5 Cancer ........................ 26 0.5 16 0.5 10 1.0 - Cerebral Palsy ................ 129 2.7 110 3.3 16 1.7 3 0.6 Deafness or serious trouble hearing 116 2.4 74 2.2 35 3.6 7 1.3 Diabetes ...................... 14 0.3 14 0.4 - - - - Drug or alcohol problem or disorder 48 1.0 42 1.3 6 0.6 - - Epilepsy of seizure disorder .. 128 2.6 103 3.1 23 2.4 2 0.4 Hay fever or other respiratory allergies ................... 76 1.6 24 0.7 26 2.7 26 4.9 Head or spinal cord injury .... 45 0.9 31 0.9 14 1.5 - - Heart trouble ................. 44 0.9 22 0.7 18 1.9 4 0.7 Impairment or deformity of back, side, foot, or leg .......... 121 2.5 89 2.7 27 2.8 5 0.9 Impairment or deformity of finger, hand, or arm .................. 27 0.6 10 0.3 17 1.8 - - Learning disability ........... 1,435 29.5 1,160 34.6 187 19.4 88 16.4 Mental or emotional problem or disorder .................... 305 6.3 175 5.2 108 11.2 22 4.1 Mental retardation ............ 331 6.8 201 6.0 70 7.3 60 11.2 Missing legs, feet, toes, arms, hands, or fingers ........... 70 1.4 66 2.0 4 0.4 - - Paralysis of any kind ......... 73 1.5 41 1.2 15 1.6 17 3.2 Speech problems ............... 634 13.1 359 10.7 141 14.6 134 25.0 Tonsillitis or repeated ear infections .................. 80 1.6 15 0.4 32 3.3 33 6.2 Other ......................... 653 13.4 392 11.7 146 15.1 115 21.5 - Represents zero.