Prevalence of Disability by Occupation Group – United States, 2016–2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Fox, Kelsie ; Hollis, NaTasha ; Shockey, Taylor M. ; Zhao, Guixiang
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Persons with disability are less likely to be employed compared with persons without disability due to various barriers related to hiring practices, training opportunities, and daily working experiences. What is added by this report? During 2016-2020, 14.8% of currently employed U.S. adults aged 18-64 years from 35 states and Guam reported having a disability. Among 22 major occupation groups, the prevalence of any disability was highest for food preparation and serving-related professions (19.9%). What are the implications for public health practice? Workplace programs that address the training, education, and workplace needs of employees with disability might improve workers' ability to enter, thrive in, and advance in a wider range of occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Education Food Handling Food Industry Occupational Health Public Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Disabled Workers Diversity Food Services Public Health Training Work Experience
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Okoro, Catherine ; Cornell, Jennifer ; Ju, Jun ; Marovich, Stacey ; Silver, Sharon R. ; Tsai, Rebecca J. ; Purdin, Jeff ; Hirst, Matthew ; Purdin, Rebecca ; Smith, Elizabeth ; Watts, Suprese
• Volume:
  72
• Issue:
  20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067613
• Citation:
  MMWR 2023 May; 72(20):540-546
• Email:
  tshockey@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7526ce14fa51e5295f88e274df8ec11f68da7c9c547e9493ceca772c296f97792798e44a05d34c9f833113b126dd2f6cccc7a8526f97adaae26517f457fc3e10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183262/cdc_183262_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 546.48 KB ]