The impact of the 2007-09 recession on workers with disabilities

Monthly Labor Review

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 19-30

  Stephen Kaye, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78149339034     PISSN: 00981818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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25. Mining and logging; manufacturing (both durable and nondurable goods); wholesale trade; information; finance and insurance; and real estate and rental and leasing
26. Professional and business services; educational services; health care and social assistance; accommodation and food services; Federal government; and state and local governments
27. Construction; retail trade; transportation, warehousing, and utilities; arts, entertainment, and recreation; and "other services" such as automotive repair, religious organizations, beauty salons, private households, and civic, social, and advocacy organizations. Although beyond the scope of the JOLTS data, agriculture is also included in this category.
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30. The appropriateness of using the formulas for analyses of the disability population was tested by comparing formula-based standard errors obtained for the ASEC with standard errors obtained using replicate weights
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