RTC-CL 2018-2023 Community Living & Employment: COVID-19 Direct Support Workforce Survey

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Amy Hewitt, University of Minnesota. Institute on Community Integration; Renata Ticha, University of Minnesota. Institute on Community Integration; Julie Bershadsky, University of Minnesota. Institute on Community Integration; Sandra Pettingell, University of Minnesota. Institute on Community Integrtion

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Project Citation:

Hewitt, Amy, Ticha, Renata , Bershadsky, Julie, and Pettingell, Sandra. RTC-CL 2018-2023 Community Living & Employment: COVID-19 Direct Support Workforce Survey. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-06-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/E189361V1

Project Description

Summary: The Research and Training Center on Community Living and Participation for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (RTC/CL) at the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) Institute on Community Integration (ICI) 5-year cycle of funding ran from September 2018 – September 2023. There are multiple studies in this cycle.

As part of the workforce study, the University of Minnesota (UMN) and National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals collaborated to lift up the voice of the direct support workforce. The aim of this study was to gather evidence about the experiences of the direct support workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and to inform efforts to better prepare for future waves of this pandemic.

In April 2020, the ICI launched the COVID-19 Direct Support Workforce Survey, a survey of the direct support workforce population, to explore the experiences of and impact on direct support professionals (DSPs) during the pandemic. This is a series of four surveys, each represented in a separate folder.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Direct Support Professionals; COVID-19; Vaccinations; IDD; Direct Support Workforce; Workforce Issues

Geographic Coverage: United States , US Territories

Universe: Direct Support Professionals and Frontline Supervisors in the United States

Data Type(s): survey data

Collection Notes: 1. More information about this survey series is available on the ICI website (https://ici.umn.edu/covid19-survey)

Methodology

Response Rate: For the baseline 2020 survey, the final analysis sample contained 8,955 participants. Of those, 8,914 were from the United States, and 41 were from Canada. For the 6-month 2020 follow-up survey, the final analysis sample contained 8,846 participants. For the 12-month 2021 follow-up survey, the final analysis sample contained 5,356 participants.For the 24-month 2022 follow-up survey, the final analysis sample contained 2,657 participants.

Sampling: The method of data collection was a convenience sample. Data were collected from direct support workforce members across the United States and territories via a web-based survey. The baseline 2020 survey was open April 23, 2020, to May 27, 2020. The 6-month 2020 follow-up survey was open November 23, 2020, to January 19, 2021. The 12-month 2021 follow-up survey was open June 1, 2021, to July 25, 2021. The 24-month 2022 follow-up survey was open June 1, 2022, to July 22, 2022. Information on the survey and how to access the link was posted on ICI’s website, social media, and sent out to contacts across the United States.

Collection Mode(s): web-based survey

Unit(s) of Observation: Person

Geographic Unit: National, State

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