Youth Anticipating Change in Employment Status - Grouped by SSA Benefit Status
 

The patterns of employment status change indicated that most individuals across the three groups intend to seek new or supplemental employment with those receiving SSDI at 39 percent, the lowest percentage of the three groups. Also, those with concurrent status were least likely to intend to change current employment status.

Percentage of Youth Anticipating
Change in Employment Status
Anticipated Employment Status Change SSI SSDI Concurrent
Intends to seek new job or supplemental job
43.3
38.7
47.6
Intends to increase work hours in current job
5.0
5.8
5.3
Intends to cease employment
0.1
0.2
0.4
Intends to decrease work hours in current job
0.2
0.0
0.4
Does not intend to change current employment status
16.8
17.5
14.45
Made no decision
34.3
36.5
30.0
No Response
0.3
1.4
1.9

 

VCU Benefits Assistance Resource Center
Preliminary Draft - Subject to Further Verification
March 31, 2003