| Nearly
two thirds of the beneficiaries who received intensive benefit
support specified their intent to increase their employment
status in the future, by either seeking a new job or increasing
working hours at a current job, and over 20 percent anticipated
that they would pursue education or training for future jobs.
While the I & R/Problem Solving group was consistent with
these general trends, with nearly half intending to increase
their employment status and nearly 20 percent intending to pursue
education or training, a larger percentage of these beneficiaries
had not yet made a decision about their anticipated changes
in employment status. Relatively few individuals in either group
indicated some intention of decreasing their current work hours
or ceasing employment altogether.
Percentage of Beneficiaries Anticipating Change in Employment
Status
| Status Change |
I
& R/Problem Solving (N=24,341) |
Intensive
Benefit Support (N=22,158) |
Intends
to seek new job or supplemental job |
43.2
|
55.7
|
Intends
to increase work hours in current job |
3.2 |
7.1 |
Intends
to cease employment |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Intends
to decrease work hours in current job |
0.4 |
0.8 |
Does
not intend to change current employment status |
13.3 |
15.6 |
Made
no decision |
38.2 |
19.5 |
| Intends
to pursue education or training |
18.1 |
22.7 |
VCU Benefits Assistance
Resource Center
Preliminary Draft - Subject to Further Verification
March 31, 2003
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