We explore whether perceptions of discrimination are related to ordinary statistical measures. The majority of disabled respondents report feeling some discrimination due to their disability, the majority of women feel some discrimination because of their gender, and a surprising number of men also report some discrimination. We do not find a strong link between perceptions of discrimination and measured discrimination perhaps because those who perceive discrimination feel that it occurs along other dimensions than pay. However, we do find a connection between whether a person feels his or her income is inadequate and measured discrimination for all groups studied. We are grateful to John Heywood, Larry Kahn, Peter Kuhn, the referees, and the co-editor for comments on an earlier draft. We also thank Brad Hedrick who was instrumental in the classification of persons with disabilities functional limitation, and Vicki Wessels-Murphy for research assistance.
Discrimination by Gender 2 AbstractWe explore whether perceptions of discrimination are related to ordinary statistical measures. The majority of disabled respondents report feeling some discrimination due to their disability, the majority of women feel some discrimination because of their gender, and a surprising number of men also report some discrimination. We do not find a strong link between perceptions of discrimination and measured discrimination perhaps because those who perceive discrimination feel that it occurs along other dimensions than pay. However, we do find a connection between whether a person feels his or her income is inadequate and measured discrimination for all groups studied.Discrimination by Gender 3
The purpose of this study was to examine whether perceived physical, financial, and psychological barriers (e.g., negative attitudes about returning to work), demographic, social-support, and work-related variables predicted successful rehabilitation among clients exiting a state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) system. A logistic regression was conducted with successful employment as the outcome. Participants' age, employers' participation in a Tax Break program, and having Medicaid at application were significant predictors of successful rehabilitation in the full model, while the first two variables (i.e., age and employers' participation in a work incentive) were significant predictors in the trimmed model. These findings are briefly discussed in terms of rehabilitation implications and directions for future research.
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