ERIC Number: EJ1467087
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1044-2073
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4802
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The COVID-19 Impact on Employment for Lgbt Individuals with Disabilities: An Examination of the 2021 Household Pulse Survey
Journal of Disability Policy Studies, v35 n4 p218-224 2025
The 2021 Household Pulse Survey (HPS) was examined as it relates to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the impact on employment for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and members with disabilities. The purpose of the study was to understand the effect of COVID-19 on both groups as it relates to employment, specifically focusing on work loss. In analyzing the HPS, the population of the LGBT community was estimated as 7.6%, while members with disabilities accounted for 13.2% of the total U.S. population; 5.5% more LGBT than non-LGBT, 9.8% more members with disabilities than without disabilities, and 18.3% more LGBT with disabilities than non-LGBT and not disabled members reported work loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. I found that the LGBT community and members with disabilities were more likely to have work loss and face employment challenges during the pandemic. I attributed these findings to LGBT and members with disabilities having been more likely to work in a service sector position. In addition to work loss, data on the LGBT and disabled population and the prevalence of disability in the LGBT community were presented.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Employment Level, LGBTQ People, Disabilities, Barriers, Dismissal (Personnel), Adults, Incidence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 90AREM000401
Author Affiliations: 1University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA