The purpose of this study is to examine how disabilities in adolescence are associated with employment outcomes in young adulthood. Using
the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), I analyze the implications of four disability types (physical,
learning, intellectual, and multiple disabilities) on three employment outcomes (earnings, employer-provided benefits, and occupational status).
Analyses based on ordinary logistic regression and Poisson regression show that learning disability is associated with lower earnings, fewer
employer-provided benefits, and lower occupational status. Education and occupational status partially mediate the relationship between learning
disability and earnings and fully mediate the relationship between learning disability and employer-provided benefits. The relationship between
learning disability and occupational status is partially mediated by education and discrimination. Intellectual disability is associated with
fewer employer-provided benefits. Multiple disabilities are associated with lower earnings and fewer employer-provided benefits. Educational and
occupational status partially mediate these relationships. Physical disability does not have an effect on employment outcomes. Thus, the
association between disability and employment depends on the combination of disability types and employment outcomes. Learning and multiple
disabilities are associated with particularly worse outcomes. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sociology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester 2018. / November 16, 2018. / Benefits, Disability, Earnings, Employment, Occupational Status, Young adulthood / Includes bibliographical references. / Koji Ueno, Professor Directing Dissertation; Chris Schatschneider, University Representative; Kathryn
Tillman, Committee Member; John Reynolds, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_661157 |
| Contributors | Krause, Alexandra (author), Ueno, Koji (professor directing dissertation), Schatschneider, Christopher (university representative), Tillman, Kathryn H. (committee member), Reynolds, John R. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (degree granting college), Department of Sociology (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (129 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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