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Lund, Emily M.; Cmar, Jennifer L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of survey-based research on predictors or correlates of employment outcomes for individuals with visual impairments (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision). Methods: We used a three-pronged systematic search process to identify quantitative, English, peer-reviewed…
Descriptors: Adults, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Employment Patterns
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Lorence, Jon – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1987
The study attempts to assess the validity of occupational labor market typologies used in the literature. Analyses of occupational characteristics from 1970 Census Bureau data for males and females indicate occupational labor markets may be more differentiated and complex than suggested in the dual labor market literature. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Literature Reviews
Trupin, Laura; And Others – 1997
This report uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (n=1,792 million) to describe trends in labor force participation among persons with disabilities for the period 1983 through 1994. It examines labor force participation among persons with disabilities compared to participation among persons without disabilities, how people with…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Disabilities, Employment Patterns
LaPlante, Mitchell P.; And Others – 1997
This report uses data from the 1990 Survey of Income and Program Participation (n=143.5 million) to examine the relationship between work disability, Social Security program participation, and economic well-being. The report estimates the proportion of people with disabilities who receive benefits, how this proportion depends on their disability…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Disabilities, Economic Status
McGaughey, Martha J.; Kiernan, William E.; McNally, Lorraine C.; Gilmore, Dana S. – 1993
This report details the findings of a national follow-up survey that investigated day and employment services provided by the mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) state agencies for FY 1990 and makes comparisons with services provided during FY 1988. Key findings from the survey include: (1) a substantial increase in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Agents, Data Collection, Employment Patterns
McGaughey, Martha J.; Kiernan, William E.; McNally, Lorraine C.; Gilmore, Dana Scott; Keith, Geraldine R. – 1994
This report discusses the findings of a survey that explored integrated employment services of 643 day and employment service providers for individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the survey investigated: (1) services provided; (2) the prevalence of other nonwork services; (3) funding practices related to group and individual supported…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Employment Patterns, Employment Services
Colorado State Dept. of Institutions, Denver. Div. of Developmental Disabilities. – 1992
This report describes achievements of Colorado's Division for Developmental Disabilities' Community Integrated Employment (CIE) Program for the 1990-91 period. The report begins with a definition of "community integrated employment." Text and graphical data on characteristics of persons in community integrated employment, including age…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Decision Making, Developmental Disabilities
Kim, Sookon; And Others – 1972
As the second report on a cohort of 5,083 women between 32 and 46 years of age who were first interviewed in mid-1967, contacted by mail in 1969, and reinterviewed for the first time in 1969, three topics are considered in this longitudinal study: (1) changes in labor force participation, (2) interfirm mobility, and (3) changes in job satisfaction…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns
Sprinkle, Debbie L. – 1983
This chartbook presents information on the extent and nature of unemployment in the United States. The statistics presented are part of a broad array of unemployment and related labor force data available from the Current Population Survey, a sample survey of some 60,000 households conducted monthly by the Bureau of the Census. The 28 charts and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Black Employment, Citations (References)
Stoddard, Susan; Jans, Lita; Ripple, Joan M.; Kraus, Lewis – 1998
This document provides statistical information on the employment of people with disabilities. Data included in the book are derived from national surveys and other analyses by federal agencies. Each of the four sections in the publication address an aspect of work and disability. Section 1, "Prevalence of Disability among Working-age People,"…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Chronic Illness, Disabilities
Farmer, Helen S. – 1978
Focusing on counseling programs and support services for increasing the participation of women (postsecondary level) in occupations traditionally dominated by men, a study examined opportunities, needs, and support systems relevant for women seeking to enter either nontraditional professional or nonprofessional occupations. The data collected…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Ancillary Services, Apprenticeships