National Beneficiary Survey: Disability Statistics, 2015
Job Characteristics of Employed Beneficiaries
Characteristic | All beneficiaries | DI-only beneficiaries | Concurrent program beneficiaries | SSI-only beneficiaries |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number (unweighted) | 445 | 179 | 105 | 161 |
Number (weighted) | 1,064,064 | 632,393 | 171,869 | 259,803 |
Percentage (weighted) | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.2 |
Usual hours per week | ||||
1–10 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 31.6 | 21.1 |
11–20 | 39.1 | 42.8 | 35.5 | 32.3 |
21–34 | 22.8 | 20.0 | 24.8 | 28.2 |
35 or more | 11.1 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 18.4 |
Average (hours) | 18.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 21.5 |
Hourly wage | ||||
Less than $5.00 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 14.3 |
$5.00–$7.24 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
$7.25–$9.99 | 37.1 | 36.5 | 42.4 | 35.1 |
$10.00–$14.99 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 25.5 | 35.9 |
$15.00 or more | 11.7 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 10.9 |
Average ($) | 10.08 | 10.58 | 8.63 | 9.83 |
Average monthly pay ($) | 819.25 | 833.20 | 624.21 | 914.29 |
Earning above substantial gainful activity level ($1,090 or more per month) | 18.0 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 28.2 |
Occupation | ||||
Transportation and material moving | 8.6 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 7.1 |
Production | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
Office and administrative support | 20.8 | 25.0 | 11.1 | 16.8 |
Building and grounds cleaning or maintenance | 11.8 | 8.7 | 14.1 | 17.8 |
Personal care and service | 6.5 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
Sales | 8.3 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 3.7 |
Food preparation or serving | 9.9 | 6.1 | 13.1 | 16.9 |
Education, training, community, and social services | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 2.8 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media | 1.4 | (X) | (X) | (X) |
Health care practitioners, tech, and support | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
Protective service | 0.9 | (X) | (X) | 1.4 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair | 2.3 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 2.0 |
Management, business, and legal | 4.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
Professional scientific | 0.5 | (X) | (X) | 0.0 |
Agriculture, forestry, construction, and extraction | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | (X) |
Other | 12.1 | 9.5 | 20.4 | 12.9 |
Industry | ||||
Health care | 6.8 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 7.0 |
Social assistance | 34.3 | 32.3 | 37.8 | 36.8 |
Retail | 15.5 | 20.3 | 10.0 | 7.5 |
Other services and public administration | 8.2 | 6.8 | 9.6 | (X) |
Educational services | 7.1 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 4.0 |
Accommodation and food services | 5.0 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
Finance and insurance | 4.2 | 6.8 | (X) | (X) |
Administration, support, and waste management/remediation services | 2.4 | 2.4 | (X) | 3.4 |
Other | 16.5 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 21.8 |
Self-employed | 17.4 | 20.3 | 15.8 | 11.3 |
Working in sheltered employment | ||||
Yes | 24.8 | 21.3 | 34.5 | 26.9 |
No | 61.3 | 59.5 | 60.2 | 66.3 |
Unknown | 13.9 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
Months at current job | ||||
Less than 1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 2.9 |
1–6 | 15.7 | 10.0 | 23.5 | 24.7 |
7–12 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 10.7 |
13–24 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 11.8 | 15.8 |
25 or more | 37.3 | 43.3 | 28.4 | 28.7 |
Unknown | 16.0 | 13.6 | 23.3 | 17.1 |
Median (months) | 20.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
NOTES: For beneficiaries who held multiple jobs at the time of the interview (5 percent), the characteristics reported are those of the main job, as designated by the respondent. | ||||
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. |
Characteristic | All beneficiaries | Under 30 | 30–49 | 50 or older |
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Number (unweighted) | 445 | 176 | 210 | 59 |
Number (weighted) | 1,064,064 | 207,036 | 321,598 | 535,431 |
Percentage (weighted) | 8.3 | 17.1 | 9.5 | 6.5 |
Usual hours per week | ||||
1–10 | 27.1 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 32.6 |
11–20 | 39.1 | 32.4 | 35.9 | 43.5 |
21–34 | 22.8 | 26.5 | 25.5 | (X) |
35 or more | 11.1 | 19.7 | 17.0 | (X) |
Average (hours) | 18.7 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 15.9 |
Hourly wage | ||||
Less than $5.00 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 12.2 | (X) |
$5.00–$7.24 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.1 | (X) |
$7.25–$9.99 | 37.1 | 48.9 | 44.0 | 28.4 |
$10.00–$14.99 | 34.5 | 28.6 | 26.9 | 41.4 |
$15.00 or more | 11.7 | 3.9 | 10.8 | 15.2 |
Average ($) | 10.08 | 8.60 | 10.24 | 10.57 |
Average monthly pay ($) | 819.25 | 861.13 | 980.80 | 706.02 |
Earning above substantial gainful activity level ($1,090 or more per month) | 18.0 | 28.5 | 24.4 | 10.2 |
Occupation | ||||
Transportation and material moving | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 7.5 |
Production | 2.9 | 9.2 | 2.7 | (X) |
Office and administrative support | 20.8 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 25.4 |
Building and grounds cleaning or maintenance | 11.8 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 9.4 |
Personal care and service | 6.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 9.4 |
Sales | 8.3 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
Food preparation or serving | 9.9 | 18.8 | 12.3 | 5.0 |
Education, training, community, and social services | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 7.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media | 1.4 | (X) | (X) | (X) |
Health care practitioners, tech, and support | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
Protective service | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | (X) |
Management, business, and legal | 4.0 | (X) | 1.2 | 7.0 |
Professional scientific | 0.5 | (X) | (X) | 0.0 |
Agriculture, forestry, construction, and extraction | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | (X) |
Other | 12.1 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 10.0 |
Industry | ||||
Health care | 6.8 | (X) | 4.4 | 9.9 |
Social assistance | 34.3 | 36.2 | 40.7 | 29.7 |
Retail | 15.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 18.2 |
Other services and public administration | 8.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 11.4 |
Educational services | 7.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 8.9 |
Accommodation and food services | 5.0 | 12.9 | 8.1 | (X) |
Finance and insurance | 4.2 | (X) | (X) | 7.6 |
Administration, support, and waste management/remediation services | 2.4 | 4.1 | (X) | (X) |
Other | 16.5 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 13.9 |
Self-employed | 17.4 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 28.0 |
Working in sheltered employment | ||||
Yes | 24.8 | 30.3 | 32.3 | 18.1 |
No | 61.3 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 62.7 |
Unknown | 13.9 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 19.2 |
Months at current job | ||||
Less than 1 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | (X) |
1–6 | 15.7 | 33.8 | 19.2 | (X) |
7–12 | 12.6 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 10.1 |
13–24 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 19.1 |
25 or more | 37.3 | 24.4 | 41.2 | 40.0 |
Unknown | 16.0 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 22.4 |
Median (months) | 20.0 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 27.0 |
NOTES: For beneficiaries who held multiple jobs at the time of the interview (5 percent), the characteristics reported are those of the main job, as designated by the respondent. | ||||
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. |
Benefit | All beneficiaries | DI-only beneficiaries | Concurrent program beneficiaries | SSI-only beneficiaries |
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Number (unweighted) | 402 | 157 | 93 | 152 |
Number (weighted) | 878,032 | 502,874 | 144,698 | 230,461 |
Percentage (weighted) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
Health insurance | 21.6 | 23.8 | 15.7 | 20.7 |
Dental insurance | 16.2 | 18.3 | 11.1 | 14.7 |
Flexible health or dependent care spending account | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
Sick days with pay | 18.5 | 17.7 | 22.0 | 17.9 |
Paid vacation | 27.1 | 29.4 | 22.4 | 25.0 |
Long-term disability benefits | 8.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 |
Pension or retirement benefits | 23.1 | 28.3 | 18.7 | 14.6 |
Transportation allowance or discounts | 13.7 | 8.2 | 25.2 | 18.5 |
NOTES: For beneficiaries who held multiple jobs at the time of the interview (5 percent), the characteristics reported are those of the main job, as designated by the respondent. | ||||
Multiple responses possible. Excludes self-employed beneficiaries. |
Accommodation or support | All beneficiaries | DI-only beneficiaries | Concurrent program beneficiaries | SSI-only beneficiaries |
---|---|---|---|---|
All employed beneficiaries | ||||
Number (unweighted) | 445 | 179 | 105 | 161 |
Number (weighted) | 1,064,064 | 632,393 | 171,869 | 259,803 |
Percentage (weighted) | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.2 |
Employer made at least one accommodation a | 56.2 | 57.1 | 59.5 | 52.1 |
Uses special equipment | 24.9 | 30.8 | 18.3 | 15.2 |
Uses personal assistance | 18.5 | 15.6 | 23.2 | 22.5 |
Changes to workplace needed | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
Employed beneficiaries who receive at least one accomodation a,b | ||||
Assistance from co-worker or other person | 72.9 | 66.5 | 88.9 | 76.7 |
Work schedule changes | 49.8 | 55.4 | 53.4 | 33.6 |
Work task changes | 50.1 | 54.8 | 53.2 | 36.7 |
Physical work environment alterations | 37.1 | 38.2 | 46.4 | 28.0 |
Special equipment | 11.8 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
Other accomodation | 8.5 | 4.1 | 19.9 | (X) |
Employed beneficiaries who report using special equipment b | ||||
Cane, brace, wheelchair, or walker | 77.4 | 77.1 | 83.6 | 73.9 |
Modified computer hardware or software | 3.6 | 3.5 | (X) | (X) |
Other equipment | 32.8 | 35.1 | 20.9 | 31.4 |
Employed beneficiaries who report using personal assistance b | ||||
Job coach | 66.2 | 60.3 | 68.5 | 74.6 |
Personal care assistance | 21.2 | 22.4 | 19.3 | 20.5 |
Sign-language interpreter or reader for blind | 7.4 | 9.6 | (X) | 7.5 |
Other personal assistance | 12.1 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 7.8 |
NOTE: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | ||||
a. Excludes self-employed beneficiaries. | ||||
b. Multiple responses possible. |
Satisfaction measure | All beneficiaries | DI-only beneficiaries | Concurrent program beneficiaries | SSI-only beneficiaries |
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Number (unweighted) | 303 | 145 | 67 | 91 |
Number (weighted) | 810,224 | 530,571 | 111,335 | 168,319 |
Percentage (weighted) | 6.3 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
Satisfied or somewhat satisfied with job overall | 85.2 | 86.3 | 76.2 | 87.9 |
Agree or strongly agree that— | ||||
Pay is good | 66.0 | 62.6 | 64.9 | 77.5 |
Benefits are good | 35.2 | 33.9 | 32.8 | 41.0 |
Job security is good or work is steady | 74.2 | 77.8 | 56.3 | 74.5 |
There are chances for promotion a | 31.4 | 28.1 | 33.6 | 39.4 |
There are chances to develop abilities | 60.2 | 57.9 | 75.4 | 57.8 |
Recognition or respect is received | 88.7 | 90.6 | 88.2 | 82.8 |
Can work on own if desired | 79.0 | 80.2 | 82.1 | 72.9 |
Can work with others or team if desired | 66.7 | 61.5 | 63.7 | 85.1 |
Work is interesting or enjoyable | 85.1 | 85.4 | 84.1 | 85.0 |
Work gives feeling of accomplishment | 86.5 | 85.4 | 85.9 | 90.1 |
Supervisor is supportive a | 81.0 | 87.0 | 64.2 | 74.0 |
Co-workers are friendly and supportive | 77.4 | 77.3 | 75.4 | 79.1 |
NOTE: Over 60 percent of beneficiaries working in a sheltered workshop had proxies so responses may not fully reflect the job satisfaction of those in sheltered workshops. | ||||
a. Excludes self-employed beneficiaries. |
Characteristic | Average weekly hours | Average hourly earnings ($) | Earning above substantial gainful activity level (%) | Working in sheltered employment (%) | Employer made one or more accommodations a (%) |
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All employed beneficiaries | 18.7 | 10.08 | 18.0 | 24.8 | 56.2 |
General health | |||||
Excellent or very good | 20.0 | 8.77 | 17.3 | 42.0 | 63.8 |
Good or fair | 18.6 | 10.19 | 19.7 | 24.1 | 50.9 |
Poor or very poor | 17.0 | 11.76 | 14.0 | (X) | 60.4 |
Education level | |||||
Less than high school | 18.3 | 9.44 | 14.4 | 44.5 | 70.5 |
High school diploma or GED | 18.6 | 9.00 | 15.5 | 30.2 | 54.3 |
More than high school | 19.2 | 12.62 | 25.3 | 2.4 | 49.3 |
Self-reported condition causing limitation | |||||
Intellectual disability | 15.3 | 6.70 | 2.7 | 65.7 | 66.4 |
Sensory disorder | 20.6 | 8.09 | 21.1 | 45.1 | 65.1 |
Mental illness | 17.0 | 11.47 | 12.9 | 17.0 | 53.9 |
Musculoskeletal disorder | 16.8 | 11.43 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 60.1 |
Circulatory system disorder | 18.4 | 10.70 | 13.2 | 16.6 | 70.1 |
Age at disability onset | |||||
Under 18 | 19.3 | 8.18 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 59.0 |
18–24 | 22.0 | 10.14 | 25.7 | 15.7 | 70.3 |
25–39 | 21.1 | 13.86 | 26.5 | 6.6 | 32.9 |
40–54 | 15.7 | 10.93 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 62.7 |
55 or older | 14.9 | 9.14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (X) |
Difficulty with— | |||||
Getting along with others | 15.9 | 10.30 | 11.3 | 28.9 | 65.5 |
Concentrating | 17.4 | 10.17 | 16.0 | 28.0 | 64.8 |
Coping with stress | 17.1 | 9.67 | 11.3 | 28.3 | 64.0 |
Bathing or dressing | 15.9 | 9.06 | 2.6 | 20.8 | 69.8 |
Getting around outside the home | 15.5 | 8.41 | 11.5 | 45.5 | 71.3 |
NOTES: GED = General Educational Development certificate; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||
a. Excludes self-employed beneficiaries. |