Journal article
Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities: National Health Interview survey disability supplement, 1994-1995
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.45(5), pp.517-525
2003
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000063623.37065.b4
PMID: 12762076
Abstract
As American workers age, workers with impairments and functional limitations make up a larger percentage of our workforce. This investigation presents data from the National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement 1994–1995 (NHIS-D) describing the nature of workplace accommodations in the American workforce and factors associated with the provision of such accommodations. Of a nationally representative sample of workers aged 18 to 69 years with a wide range of impairments, 12% reported receiving workplace accommodations. Males (odds ratio (OR) 0.64: 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.53–0.78) and Southerners (OR 0.57; 95% CI = 0.47–0.70) were less likely than others to receive workplace accommodations. Those with mental health conditions were less likely than others to receive accommodations (OR 0.56; 95% CI = 0.44–0.70). College graduates (OR 1.53; 95% CI = 1.22–1.91), older workers, full time workers (OR 3.99; 95% CI = 2.63–3.87), and the self-employed (OR 1.76; 95% CI = 1.28–2.41) were more likely than others to receive accommodations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities: National Health Interview survey disability supplement, 1994-1995
- Creators
- Craig Zwerling - University of IowaPaul S Whitten - University of IowaNancy L Sprince - University of IowaCharles S Davis - Elan Pharmaceuticals, United StatesRobert B Wallace - University of IowaPeter Blanck - College of Law, United StatesSteven G Heeringa - University of Michigan Survey Research Center, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.45(5), pp.517-525
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.jom.0000063623.37065.b4
- PMID
- 12762076
- NLM abbreviation
- J Occup Environ Med
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
- eISSN
- 1536-5948
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2003
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984364441302771
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