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Title: Maryland Disability and Employment Status Report 2008-2011
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Publication Year: 2014
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Abstract: This report updates available information about the employment and earnings status of Maryland residents with a reported disability. Almost 1 in 12 working age Maryland residents has a reported disability. The disability rate among the age group 35-64 is higher than for the age group 18-34. In Maryland, African Americans do not have a significantly higher disability prevalence rate than white people, both at about 11%. American Indians and Alaskan Natives are more than twice as likely to have a disability, while Asians and Hispanics are about half as likely to report a disability. Baltimore City has the most individuals with a reported disability, regardless of type. Baltimore County, Prince George’s County, Montgomery County and Anne Arundel County also have more individuals with reported disabilities than do other Maryland counties. Allegany County, Baltimore City, Washington County, Wicomico County and St. Mary’s County are the 5 jurisdictions that reported higher disability rates above 10% among working- age Marylanders. Almost a quarter of Marylanders age 25 and over and with a disability do not have a high school diploma, while about 1 in 11 of their peers with no disability is in the same position. On the other hand, about 43% of Marylanders age 25 and over and with a disability obtained post- secondary education, including some college or associate’s degree, while two thirds of Marylanders with no disability were able to do so. Nearly one third of working-age Marylanders with a disability are employed compared with 77.3% Marylanders with no disability. Working-age Marylanders with a disability are over three times more likely to exit the labor force than non-disabled peers. 55% of working-age Marylanders with no disability. . .
Url: http://mdworks.org/documents/JFIDoDEmploymentReport2008-2011_final_20140115.pdf
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Authors: Li, Jing; Stevens, David
Publisher: University of Baltimore
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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