The Effects of Aging on Employment of People with and without Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Mitchell, Judith M.; Adkins, Rodney H.; Kemp, Bryan J.
Titel	The Effects of Aging on Employment of People with and without Disabilities
Quelle	In: Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 49 (2006) 3, S.157-165 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-3552
Schlagwörter	Employment Level; Disabilities; Cerebral Palsy; Employment Patterns; Aging (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Age Differences; Unemployment; Correlation; Educational Attainment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Handicap; Behinderung; Hirnlähmung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Aging; Altern; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Arbeitslosigkeit; Korrelation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	A cross-sectional study investigated the role of both aging and disability on employment status over the life span. Current employment rates of 262 people with a disability and 115 people without a disability were compared. Impairments were polio, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, and miscellaneous. Ages ranged from 23 to 64 years. Data from the disability group represented a faster and earlier decline in employment over the life span than the comparison group. By the 60s age decade, the disability group reported a 50% reduction in employment compared to 35% for the comparison group. A significant "age by disability" interaction suggested that employment decline is a result of both aging and having a disability. A college education improved employment rates for people with disabilities in their 20s and 30s but did not prevent significant employment loss by their 40s. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10