| The purpose of this study was to examine correlates of workforce participation for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) who were clients of Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). The research hypotheses involved six variables and their relationship to workforce participation. The six variables were: (a) benefit amount, (b) education level, (c) age, (d) gender, (e) type of disability, and (f) type of Social Security benefit. These variables were measured at two time periods, closure and follow-up, which resulted in twelve research hypotheses.; For the closure data, the sample comprised of 9,078 people who were receiving SSDI or SSI at time of application to DVR. For the follow-up data, the sample comprised of 985 people whose cases were closed successfully by DVR and were working at Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) at time of closure. All participants had their cases closed between January 1995 and December 1997.; The research hypotheses were tested using a regression analysis. Alpha was preset at .05. No significant results were found for the six hypotheses at follow-up. For the closure data, benefit amount (b = -1.87E-05, F = .147, p = .701) and gender (b = -1.40E-02, F = .591, p = .442) were not significant. Education level had a significant positive relationship with workforce participation (b = 2.89E-02, F = 43.32, p < .000). Age had a significant negative relationship with workforce participation (b = -3.05E-03, F = 11.90, p = .001). There was a significant difference in the type of disability as related to workforce participation ( F = 3.84, p = .001). A post-omnibus analysis resulted in a significant difference between people with orthopedic impairments and people with mental or emotional conditions (b = 8.91E-02, p < .000). A significant difference was found between types of Social Security benefits received (F = 3.17, p = .042). Using a post-omnibus analysis, there was a significant difference between people receiving only SSDI and people receiving concurrent benefits (b = 7.46E-02, p = .018) and between people receiving only SSDI and people receiving only SSI (b = 7.70E-02, p = .022). |
