Sunday, November 12th on CBS TV 60 Minutes, Dr. Samuel Katz said on the show MMR
Vaccine and Autism, that there was no autism epidemic. Below are the latest figures from
the US Department of Education.
The following is a comparison of 16th and 21st Annual Report to
Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act. Number and Change in Number of Children Ages 6-21 Served
Under IDEA, Part B (4)
-AUTISM-
Change
In Percentage In
Number
Served Number Served Number Served
State
1992-93 1998-99
1992-1999 1992-1999
Alabama
68
538
470
691.17%
Alaska
8
131
123
1537.50
Arizona
199
723
524
263.31
Arkansas
30
431
401
1336.66
California 1605
6657
5052
314.76
Colorado
14
246
232
1657.14
Connecticut 164
854
690
420.73
Delaware
15
210
195
1300.00
District of Columbia 0 72
72
100.00
Florida
582
2554
1972
338.83
Georgia
262
1199
937
357.63
Hawaii
52
167
115
221.15
Idaho
39
207
168
430.76
Illinois
5
1901
1896
37920.00
Indiana
273
1662
1389
508.79
Iowa
67
511
444
662.68
Kansas
74
341
267
360.81
Kentucky
38
596
558
1468.42
Louisiana 409
921
512
125.18
Maine
37
287
250
675.67
Maryland
28
1223
1195
4267.85
Massachusetts 493
603
110
22.31
Michigan 288
2975
2687
932.98
Minnesota 296
1491
1195
403.71
Mississippi 0
305
305
100.00
Missouri 336
1080
744
221.42
Montana
20
112
92
460.00
Nebraska
4
251
247
6175.00
Nevada
5
198
193
3860.00
New Hampshire 0
212
212
100.00
New Jersey 446
1812
1366
306.27
New Mexico 16
170
154
962.50
New York 1648
4539
289
175.42
North Carolina 786 2015
1229
156.36
North Dakota 9
88
79
877.77
Ohio
22
1046
1024
4654.54
Oklahoma
31
454
423
1364.51
Oregon
37
1951
1914
5172.97
Pennsylvania 346
2243
1897
548.26
Puerto Rico 266
405
139
52.25
Rhode Island 19
188
169
889.47
South Carolina 141
582
441
312.76
South Dakota 36
137
101
280.55
Tennessee 304
719
415
136.51
Texas
1444
4304
2860
198.06
Utah
105
400
295
280.95
Vermont
6
123
117
1950.00
Virginia 539
1375
836
155.10
Washington 476
957
481
101.05
West Virginia 101
226
125
123.76
Wisconsin 18
1100
1082
6011.11
Wyoming
15
69
54
360.00
50 States, DC, PR 12,222 53,561
41,339
338.23%