2008 Disability Status Report: The United States

Autor/inn/en	Erickson, W. Lee C.; von Schrader, S.
Institution	Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute
Titel	2008 Disability Status Report: The United States
Quelle	(2010), (65 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Health Insurance; Advocacy; Community Surveys; Age Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Demography; Racial Differences; Employment Level; Family Income; Poverty; Educational Attainment; Veterans; Disabilities; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krankenversicherung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Demografie; Rassenunterschied; Beschäftigungsgrad; Familieneinkommen; Armut; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Handicap; Behinderung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf
Abstract	The Annual Disability Status Reports provide policy makers, disability advocates, reporters, and the public with a summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the non-institutionalized population with disabilities. They contain information on the population size and disability prevalence for various demographic subpopulations, as well as statistics related to employment, earnings, household income, veterans service-connected disability and health insurance. Comparisons are made to people without disabilities and across disability types. The Status Reports primarily look at the working-age population because the employment gap between people with and without disabilities is a major focus of government programs and advocacy efforts. Employment is also a key factor in the social integration and economic self-sufficiency of working-age people with disabilities. The estimates in the 2008 Disability Status Report are based on American Community Survey (ACS) data--a US Census Bureau survey designed to replace the Decennial Census long form. In 2008 the US Census Bureau made a number of significant changes to the ACS. These changes included an entirely new set of disability questions. The estimates in these reports are based on responses from a sample of the population and may differ from actual population values because of sampling variability and other factors. As a result, differences between the estimates for two or more groups may not be statistically significant. A glossary is included. [This paper was produced and edited with the assistance of Sara VanLooy and Ali Goheer.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Employment and Disability Institute. ILR School Cornell University 201 Dolgen Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. Tel: 607-255-7727; Fax: 607-255-2763; e-mail: ilr_edi@cornell.edu; Web site: http://www.edi.cornell.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10