RRTC on Advancing Employment Composite Indicator Research

Authors

Frank A. Smith, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston

Document Type

Fact Sheet

Publication Date

Spring 4-2018

Keywords

Employment first, higher-performing states, employment, ThinkWork

Disciplines

Social Statistics | Social Work | Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

Abstract

What?
Analysis to describe the relationship between state employment system characteristics and employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Why?
To better understand higher-performing state employment systems.

How?
Researchers included individual indicators from 2013 for each state from its IDD and vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies. We also used American Community Survey data that looked at employment outcomes and education for individuals with cognitive disability between the ages of 22 to 30, i.e. individuals who recently aged out of eligibility for services under IDEA. The resulting composite indicator (CI) represents overall state employment system performance.

Recommended Citation

Smith, F. A. (2018). RRTC on Advancing Employment Composite Indicator Research. Retrieved from https://www.thinkwork.org/rrtc-advancing-employment-composite-indicator-research