Table 2 Baseline Disability Status, Work History, and Number of Dependents
Variable | IPS (n = 58) | TWP (n = 61) | Total (N = 119) | |||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
SSDI or SSI | ||||||
Yes | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
No | 57 | 98.3 | 59 | 96.7 | 116 | 97.5 |
If no, filing for SSI or SSDI | 3 | 5.2 | 10 | 16.4 | 13 | 10.9 |
VA SC Disability Status | ||||||
None | 13 | 22.4 | 13 | 21.3 | 26 | 21.8 |
Filing for the First Time | 7 | 12.1 | 10 | 16.4 | 17 | 14.3 |
Filing for Appeal | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.7 |
Receiving VA SC Disability | 25 | 43.1 | 27 | 44.3 | 52 | 43.7 |
Receiving & Filing for Increase | 12 | 20.7 | 10 | 16.4 | 22 | 18.5 |
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
VA Service-Connected Disability | ||||||
Total Percent Disability | 68.3 | 24.1 | 53.6 | 25.9 | 61.0 | 25.9 |
Length of current unemployment (years) | ||||||
Years | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
Range (years) | (0–10) | (0–15) | (0–15) | |||
Duration of longest job in lifetime | ||||||
Years | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
Range (years) | (0–26) | (0–25) | (0–26) | |||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Number of jobs held in past 3 years | ||||||
Zero | 12 | 20.7 | 20 | 32.8 | 32 | 26.9 |
One | 13 | 22.0 | 14 | 23.0 | 27 | 22.7 |
Two | 16 | 27.0 | 11 | 18.0 | 27 | 22.7 |
Three or more | 17 | 31.0 | 16 | 26.0 | 33 | 27.7 |
Financial Dependents | ||||||
One | 23 | 40.0 | 24 | 39.3 | 47 | 39.5 |
Two | 12 | 20.3 | 10 | 16.4 | 22 | 18.5 |
Three or more | 23 | 39.7 | 27 | 44.3 | 50 | 42.0 |