**Table 1 - Number of persons served and rehabili­tated by State VR**

**agencies, FY 1921 - 1993**

Fiscal Persons Persons Fiscal Persons Persons

[Year served rehabilitated Year served rehabilitated]{.underline}

1993 1,048,527 193,994 1956 221,128 65,640

1992 949,053 191,890 1955 209,039 57,981

1991 941,771 202,831 1954 211,219 55,825

1990 937,971 216,112 1953 221,849 61,308 1989 928,998 220,408 1952
228,490 63,632

1988 918,942 218,241 1951 231,544 66,139

1987 917,482 219,616 1950 255,724 59,597

1986 923,774 223,354 1949 216,997 58,020

1985 931,779 227,652 1948 191,063 53,131 1984 936,180 225,772 1947
170,143 43,880

1983 938,923 216,231 1946 169,796 36,106

1982 958,537 226,924 1945 161,050 41,925

1981 1,038,232 255,881 1944 145,059 43,997

1980 1,095,139 277,136 1943 129,207 42,618

1979 1,127,551 288,325 1942 91,572 21,757

1978 1,167,991 294,396 1941 78,320 14,576

1977 1,204,487 291,202 1940 65,624 11,890

1976 1,238,446 303,328 1939 63,575 10,747

1975 1,244,338 324,039 1938 63,666 9,844

1974 1,201,661 361,138 1937 [1]{.underline}/ 11,091

1973 1,176,445 360,726 1936 10,338

1972 1,111,045 326,138 1935 9,422

1971 1,001,660 291,272 1934 8,062

1970 875,911 266,975 1933 5,613

1969 781,614 241,390 1932 5,592

1968 680,415 207,918 1931 5,184­

1967 569,907 173,594 1930 4,605

1966 499,464 154,279 1929 4,645

1965 441,332 134,859 1928 5,012

1964 399,852 119,708 1927 5,092

1963 368,696 110,136 1926 5,604

1962 345,635 102,377 1925 5,825

1961 320,963 92,501 1924 5,654

1960 297,950 88,275 1923 4,530

1959 280,384 80,739 1922 1,898

1958 258,444 74,317 1921 523

1957 238,582 70,940

[1]{.underline}/ Counts of persons served prior to Fiscal Year 1938 are
not available.

**Table 2 - Number of persons rehabilitated and not rehabilitated by
State VR agencies and rehabilitation rates, FY 1978 - 1993**

Persons

[Persons rehabilitated]{.underline} [not rehabilitated]{.underline}

Fiscal Number Percent change Number Percent change Rehabilita­tion

[Year from prior year from prior year rate 1/]{.underline}

1993 193,994 + 1.1 154,542 +11.1 55.7

1992 191,890 - 5.4 139,135 + 2.3 58.0

1991 202,831 - 6.1 136,047 + 3.6 59.9

1990 216,112 - 2.0 131,371 + 1.4 62.2

1989 220,408 + 1.0 129,615 - 1.1 63.0

1988 218,241 - 0.6 131,027 + 1.2 62.5

1987 219,616 - 1.7 129,529 + 1.6 62.9

1986 223,354 - 1.9 127,497 + 0.4 63.7

1985 227,652 + 0.8 126,927 - 3.5 64.2

1984 225,772 + 4.4 131,572 - 1.9 63.2

1983 216,231 - 4.7 134,118 - 5.9 61.7

1982 226,924 -11.3 142,575 - 9.6 61.4

1981 255,881 - 7.7 157,682 + 3.3 61.9

1980 277,136 - 3.8 152,672 - 2.3 64.5

1979 288,325 - 2.1 156,258 - 2.2 64.9

1978 294,396 + 1.1 159,846 - 2.4 64.8

[1]{.underline}/ Rehabilitation rates show the number of persons
rehabilitated as a percent

of the sum of persons rehabilitated and not rehabilitated. It is also
referred to as the \"success\" rate.

**Table 3 - Number of persons with severe and non-severe disabilities
rehabilitated by State VR agencies, percent change from prior year and
percent severely disabled, FY 1978 - 1993**

[SD rehabilitated]{.underline} [NSD rehabilitated]{.underline} Percent
Percent

Fiscal change from change from Percent

[Year Number prior year Number prior year SD 1/]{.underline}

1993 138,290 + 3.4 55,704 - 4.1 71.3

1992 133,779 - 4.3 58,111 - 7.8 69.7

1991 139,794 - 4.4 63,037 - 9.8 68.9

1990 146,241 - 0.2 69,871 - 5.5 67.7

1989 146,487 + 3.9 73,921 - 4.3 66.5

1988 141,004 + 3.3 77,237 - 7.1 64.6

1987 136,442 + 0.8 83,174 - 5.5 62.1

1986 135,336 + 0.1 88,018 - 4.8 60.6

1985 135,229 + 1.9 92,423 - 0.7 59.4

1984 132,665 + 6.8 93,107 + 1.2 58.8

1983 124,195 - 4.4 92,036 - 5.2 57.4

1982 129,866 - 6.2 97,058 -17.4 57.2

1981 138,380 - 2.9 117,501 -12.7 54.1

1980 142,545 - 0.5 134,591 - 7.1 51.4

1979 143,375 + 3.6 144,950 - 7.1 49.9

1978 138,402 + 8.5 155,994 - 4.7 47.0

[1]{.underline}/ Percent of all persons rehabilitated who were severely
disabled.

SD Severely disabled.

NSD Non-severely disabled.

**Table 4 - Number of persons with severe and non-severe disabilities
rehabilitated and not rehabilitated by State VR agencies**

**and rehabilitation rates, FY 1978 - 1993**

[Severely disabled]{.underline} [Not severely disabled]{.underline}

Not Rehabil- Not Rehabil-Fiscal Rehabil- Rehabil- itation Rehabil-
Rehabil- itation

[Year itated itated rate 1/ itated itated rate 1/]{.underline}

1993 138,290 112,508 55.1 55,704 42,034 57.0

1992 133,779 99,737 57.3 58,111 39,398 59.6

1991 139,794 96,437 59.2 63,037 39,610 61.4

1990 146,241 91,302 61.6 69,871 40,069 63.6

1989 146,487 88,200 62.4 73,921 41,415 64.1

1988 141,004 86,382 62.0 77,237 44,645 63.4

1987 136,442 84,066 61.9 83,174 45,463 64.7

1986 135,336 83,031 62.0 88,018 44,466 66.4

1985 135,229 82,137 62.2 92,423 44,790 67.4

1984 132,665 84,803 61.0 93,107 46,769 66.6

1983 124,195 85,765 59.2 92,036 48,353 65.6

1982 129,866 90,567 58.9 97,058 52,008 65.1

1981 138,380 95,462 59.2 117,501 62,220 65.2

1980 142,545 91,346 60.9 134,591 61,326 68.7

1979 143,375 87,541 62.1 144,950 68,717 67.8

1978 138,402 83,051 62.5 155,994 70,795 67.0

[1]{.underline}/ Rehabilitation rates show the number of persons
rehabilitated as a percent of all closures from the active statuses,
whether rehabilitated or not.

Also referred to as the \"success\" rate.

**Table 5 - Total workload of cases in State VR agencies and percent
change from prior year, FY 1978 - 1993**

[Applicants and active cases]{.underline} [1]{.underline}/ [Active
caseload only]{.underline} [2]{.underline}/

Fiscal Number of cases Percent change Number of cases Percent change

[Year (Statuses 02-30) from prior year (Statuses 10-30) from prior
year]{.underline}

1993 1,534,254 + 1.3 1,048,527 +10.5

1992 1,514,477 + 0.9 949,053 + 0.8

1991 1,500,692 + 0.4 941,771 + 0.4

1990 1,494,781 + 0.9 937,971 + 1.0

1989 1,480,880 + 1.7 928,998 + 1.1

1988 1,456,566 + 0.7 918,942 + 0.2

1987 1,446,117 + 0.3 917,482 - 0.7

1986 1,442,316 + 0.1 923,774 - 0.9

1985 1,440,239 + 0.4 931,779 - 0.5

1984 1,434,453 - 0.7 936,180 - 0.3

1983 1,444,712 - 1.9 938,923 - 2.0

1982 1,473,313 - 9.7 958,537 - 7.7

1981 1,631,167 - 5.7 1,038,232 - 5.2

1980 1,728,987 - 1.3 1,095,139 - 2.9

1979 1,751,862 - 3.5 1,127,551 - 3.5

1978 1,815,564 - 2.7 1,167,991 - 3.0

[1]{.underline}/ Total State agency workload of cases.

[2]{.underline}/ Number of persons \"served\", or the number in the
eligible statuses at some time during the fisal year.

**Table 6 - All components of applicant, extended evaluation and active
statuses in caseloads of State VR agencies, percent change from FY 1992
and percent distribution, FY 1992 - 1993**

Percent

[distribution]{.underline}

[Fiscal Year]{.underline} Percent Fiscal Year [Caseload items 1992 1993
change 1992 1993]{.underline}

[Applicants (02)]{.underline}

Number available 895,210 897,530 0.3 100.0 100.0

On hand, October 1 274,878 280,067 1.9 30.7 31.2

New since October 1 620,332 617,463 - 0.5 69.3 68.8

Number processed 614,520 713,368 16.1 68.6 79.5

Accepted for VR (10) 336,125 417,942 24.3 37.5 46.6

Accepted for EE (06) 22,908 26,075 13.8 2.6 2.9 Not accepted for VR

or EE (08) 255,487 269,351 5.4 28.5 30.0

Total on hand, September 30 280,690 184,162 -34.4 31.4 20.5

[Extended evaluation]{.underline}

[cases (06)]{.underline}

Number available 39,447 44,541 12.9 100.0 100.0

On hand, October 1 16,539 18,466 11.7 41.9 41.5 New since October 1
22,908 26,075 13.8 58.1 58.5

Number processed 21,022 24,564 16.8 53.3 55.1 Accepted for VR (10)
10,200 12,327 20.9 25.9 27.7 Not accepted for VR (08) 10,822 12,237 13.1
27.4 27.5

Total on hand, September 30 18,425 19,977 8.4 46.7 44.9

[Active cases (10-30)]{.underline}

Number available [1]{.underline}/ 949,053 1,048,527 10.5 100.0 100.0 On
hand, October l 602,728 618,258 2.6 63.5 59.0 New since October 1
346,325 430,269 24.2 36.5 41.0

Number closed 331,025 348,536 5.3 34.9 33.2 Rehabilitated (26) 191,890
193,994 1.1 20.2 18.5 Not rehabilitated (28) 110,304 116,119 5.3 11.6
11.1 Not rehabilitated (30) 28,831 38,423 33.3 3.0 3.7

Total on hand, September 30 618,028 699,991 13.3 65.1 66.8

[1]{.underline}/ Number of persons \"served\", or the number in the
eligible statuses at some time during the fiscal year.

**Table 7 - Number of persons with severe and non-severe disabilities
served by State VR agencies, percent change from prior year and percent
severely disabled, FY 1978 - 1993**

[SD served]{.underline} [NSD served]{.underline}

Percent Percent

Fiscal change from change from Percent

[Year Number prior year Number prior year SD 1/]{.underline}

1993 762,218 +14.0 286,309 + 2.0 72.7

1992 668,487 + 2.2 280,566 - 2.4 70.4

1991 654,038 + 2.2 287,733 - 3.4 69.4

1990 640,163 + 2.5 297,808 - 2.2 68.3

1989 624,552 + 3.3 304,446 - 3.1 67.2

1988 604,800 + 3.6 314,142 - 5.9 65.8

1987 583,688 + 0.6 333,794 - 2.8 63.6

1986 580,342 - 0.1 343,432 - 2.1 62.8

1985 580,863 + 2.7 350,916 - 5.4 62.3

1984 565,425 + 0.6 370,755 - 1.6 60.4

1983 562,052 - 1.7 376,871 - 2.6 59.9

1982 571,541 - 4.9 386,996 -11.5 59.6

1981 600,727 - 0.9 437,505 -10.5 57.9

1980 606,049 - 1.0 489,090 - 5.1 55.3

1979 611,994 + 2.0 515,557 - 9.2 54.3

1978 600,063 + 5.5 567,928 -10.7 51.4

[1]{.underline}/ Percent of all persons served who were severely
disabled.

SD Severely disabled.

NSD Non-severely disabled.

**Table 8 - Number of applicant and extended evaluation cases accepted
and not accepted for services by State VR agencies and acceptance rates,
FY 1978 - 1993**

[Applicants accepted]{.underline} [Applicants not accepted]{.underline}

Fiscal Percent change Percent change Acceptance

[Year Number from prior year Number from prior year rate 1/]{.underline}

1993 430,269 +24.2 281,588 + 5.7 60.4

1992 346,325 - 1.6 266,309 - 0.2 56.5

1991 351,916 - 1.6 266,948 0.0 56.9

1990 357,560 - 0.5 267,036 + 1.2 57.2

1989 359,431 + 2.7 263,981 + 3.2 57.7

1988 350,146 + 1.6 255,841 + 1.4 57.8

1987 344,553 - 0.5 252,187 + 1.7 57.7

1986 346,173 - 2.0 247,923 + 3.0 58.3

1985 353,095 + 1.4 240,695 - 1.9 59.5

1984 348,233 - 0.5 245,435 - 2.7 58.7

1983 349,932 + 4.9 252,208 - 3.2 58.1

1982 333,439 -10.7 260,518 -15.5 56.1

1981 373,310 - 9.5 308,173 + 1.2 54.8

1980 412,356 + 0.2 304,525 + 1.1 57.5

1979 411,560 - 1.9 301,077 - 2.8 57.8

1978 419,590 - 3.6 309,624 - 0.9 57.5

[1]{.underline}/ Acceptance rates show the number of applicants accepted
for rehabil-

itation services as a percent of all applicants accepted and not
accepted for rehabilitation services. (Case closures from extended
evaluation are included.)

**Table 9 - Number of persons with severe and non-severe disabilities
accepted for services by State VR agencies, percent change from prior
year and percent severely disabled, FY 1978 - 1993**

[SD accepted for services]{.underline} [NSD accepted for
services]{.underline}

Percent Percent

Fiscal change from change from Percent [Year Number prior year Number
prior year SD 1/]{.underline}

1993 323,339 +29.4 106,930 +10.8 75.1

1992 249,791 + 1.7 96,534 - 9.3 72.1

1991 245,505 - 0.7 106,411 - 3.6 69.8

1990 247,126 + 0.9 110,434 - 3.5 69.1

1989 244,990 + 2.8 114,441 + 2.4 68.2

1988 238,380 + 6.7 111,766 - 7.7 68.1

1987 223,448 + 2.1 121,105 - 4.9 64.9

1986 218,857 - 0.1 127,316 - 5.0 63.2

1985 219,120 + 3.7 133,975 - 1.3 62.1

1984 212,550 + 0.7 135,683 - 2.3 61.0

1983 210,989 + 5.2 138,943 + 4.6 60.3

1982 200,600 -10.6 132,839 -10.8 60.2

1981 224,309 - 0.2 149,001 -20.6 60.1

1980 224,729 - 0.7 187,627 + 1.3 54.5

1979 226,287 + 0.3 185,273 - 4.5 55.0

1978 225,630 + 5.0 193,960 -12.0 53.8

[1]{.underline}/ Percent of all persons accepted for services who were
severely disabled.

SD Severely disabled.

NSD Non-severely disabled.

**Table 10 - Number of new applicants, new extended evaluation cases and
new active cases in the caseloads of State VR agencies, and percent
change from prior year, FY 1978 - 1993**

New applicants New extended evaluation New active cases [1]{.underline}/

[(Status 02) cases (Status 06) (Status 10)]{.underline}

Percent Percent Percent

Fiscal change from change from change from

[Year Number prior year Number prior year Number prior year]{.underline}

1993 617,463 - 0.5 26,075 +13.8 430,269 +24.2

1992 620,332 - 0.1 22,908 + 8.6 346,325 - 1.6

1991 620,943 - 0.6 21,090 -11.4 351,916 - 1.6

1990 624,902 - 1.0 23,812 - 4.6 357,560 - 0.5

1989 630,950 + 3.2 24,960 - 0.1 359,431 + 2.7

1988 611,482 + 1.9 24,980 - 3.4 350,146 + 1.6

1987 600,354 + 0.3 25,868 - 8.7 344,553 - 0.5

1986 598,340 - 1.3 28,344 - 1.2 346,173 - 2.0

1985 606,526 + 2.4 28,683 + 4.1 353,095 + 1.4

1984 592,075 - 1.5 27,560 - 2.1 348,233 - 0.5

1983 601,108 + 6.5 28,142 - 2.2 349,932 + 4.9

1982 564,443 -11.6 28,778 -18.3 333,439 - 0.7

1981 638,542 -11.7 35,224 -15.0 373,310 - 9.5

1980 722,847 + 3.6 41,426 + 1.5 412,356 + 0.2

1979 697,873 - 2.4 40,843 - 1.0 411,560 - 1.9

1978 715,367 - 4.2 41,240 - 1.7 419,590 - 3.6

[1]{.underline}/ Applicants accepted for rehabilitation services.

**Table 11 - Number of applicant, extended­ evaluation and active cases
remaining at the end of the fiscal year in caseloads of State VR
agencies, and percent**

**change from prior year, FY 1978 - 1993**

Total cases In applicant In extended In active

remaining status evaluation statuses

[(Statuses 02-24) (Status 02) (Status 06) (Statuses 10-24)]{.underline}

Percent Percent Percent Percent

change change change change Fiscal from prior from prior from prior from
prior

[Year Number year Number year Number year Number year]{.underline}

1993 904,130 - 1.4 184,162 -34.4 19,977 + 8.4 699,991 +13.3

1992 917,143 + 2.5 280,690 + 1.9 18,425 +12.2 618,028 + 2.5

1991 894,866 + 1.7 275,548 + 1.8 16,425 -13.9 602,893 + 2.1

1990 880,262 + 1.5 270,695 + 0.9 19,079 - 3.2 590,488 + 2.0

1989 866,876 + 1.8 268,182 + 2.3 19,719 + 0.3 578,975 + 1.6

1988 851,457 + 0.8 262,125 + 2.0 19,658 + 0.8 569,674 + 0.2

1987 844,785 + 0.1 256,951 + 3.5 19,497 -12.8 568,337 - 0.8

1986 843,542 - 0.2 248,252 + 1.0 22,367 + 1.7 572,923 - 0.3

1985 844,965 + 1.6 245,776 + 6.0 21,989 + 5.0 577,200 - 0.3

1984 831,674 - 1.2 231,905 - 0.4 20,933 + 0.5 578,836 - 1.7

1983 842,155 - 0.1 232,672 + 0.2 20,819 + 5.4 588,574 - 0.1

1982 843,301 - 7.3 232,245 - 9.8 22,013 -18.9 589,038 - 5.7

1981 909,431 - 8.6 257,610 -13.3 27,152 -15.6 624,669 - 6.1

1980 994,654 - 1.1 297,148 + 1.9 32,175 + 2.2 665,331 - 2.6

1979 1,006,202 - 4.3 291,730 - 4.5 31,504 - 2.9 682,968 - 4.3

1978 1,051,698 - 4.3 305,514 - 3.5 32,435 - 1.8 713,749 - 4.8

**Table 12 - Components of active statuses, by severity of disability,
percent**

**change from FY 1992 and percent severely disabled, FY 1993**

[Severely Disabled]{.underline} [Not Severely Disabled]{.underline}
Percent Percent

change change

Caseload Percent from prior Percent from prior [Items Number of total 1/
year Number of total 1/ year]{.underline}

Cases on hand, 438,879 71.0 + 4.8 179,379 29.0 - 2.5

October 1

(Statuses

10 - 24)

New since 323,339 75.1 +29.4 106,930 24.9 +10.8

October 1

Total avail- 762,218 72.7 +14.0 286,309 27.3 + 2.0

able [2]{.underline}/

Number closed 250,798 72.0 + 7.4 97,738 28.0 + 0.2

Rehabil- 138,290 71.3 + 3.4 55,704 28.7 - 4.1

itated (26)

Not rehabil- 85,730 73.8 + 7.3 30,389 26.2 0.0

itated (28)

Not Rehabil- 26,778 69.7 +35.1 11,645 30.3 +29.2

itated (30)

Cases on hand,

September 30

(Statuses 511,420 73.1 +17.6 188,571 26.9 + 3.0

10 - 24)

[1]{.underline}/ Total refers to the sum of all clients, both with and
without severe disabilities.

[2]{.underline}/ Number of persons \"served\", or the number in the
eligible statuse at some time during the fiscal year.