RRTC on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities (90RTEM0001) Project 2 - National Survey of People with Physical Disabilities

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Allen Heinemann, Northwestern University/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

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Project Citation:

Heinemann, Allen . RRTC on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities (90RTEM0001) Project 2 - National Survey of People with Physical Disabilities. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-07-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/E207975V1

Project Description

Summary: Goals: This Rehabilitation Research and Training Center seeks to promote job retention by persons with physical disabilities. Objective for Project (2) Assess employer-, client-, job-, and environment-related barriers and facilitators of job retention. Overall Approach: Conducted a national survey to people with physical disabilities in USA.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Disabilities; rehabilitation; employment

Geographic Coverage: USA

Universe: Research Project 2 - National Survey of People with Physical Disabilities

Data Type(s): survey data

Collection Notes: Online survey platform with a company that uses a proprietary online research panel, to recruit a demographically diverse sample of people with physical disabilities from the United States. The target distributions of our sample were pre-specified to be representative of the national population distribution by region (West: 24%, Midwest: 21%, South: 38%, Northeast: 17%), race (white: 76% vs. non-white: 24%), and level of education (high school graduation/GED or less: 38% vs. More than high school graduation/GED: 62%). We also sought to recruit a sub-sample of individuals with disabilities who did not return to work after their disability diagnosis or injury (did not return to work: 25% vs. returned to work: 75%).

Methodology

Response Rate: Used online research company for recruiting.

Sampling: People with Physical Disabilities
Eligibility criteria were age 18 years and older, English speaking, and had a physical disability as their primary disability. We defined a physical disability as a limitation of physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina, which may limit activities of daily living. Because many people with neurological injuries or conditions do not consider themselves as having a physical disability, we asked potential participants if they have a brain injury, a neurological disorder, or multiple sclerosis. We excluded individuals with primarily vison or hearing disabilities and those who had never worked in a paid job.

Geographic Unit: United States of America

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