University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota) · 2003 · 12 citations · 0 references
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EducationSecondary EducationSpecial EducationChild DevelopmentPediatric DisabilityWorkforce DevelopmentChildren With DisabilitiesDevelopmental DisabilitiesDisability DataDisability StatisticsLongitudinal ResearchSpecial Educational NeedsHourly WagesHousehold Income DistributionHousehold Income MeasurementYouth Employment DisparitiesYouth Employment PatternsYouth Employment TransitionYouth Informal EmploymentYouth Labour Market Participation
A brief describing in detail employment trends for youth with disabilities documented within the National Longitudinal Study-2. The NLTS2 gathered data on work-study employment and regular paid employment of youth with disabilities, with a focus on hourly pay, disability categories, demographic differences in employment, and individual differences such as gender, age, race/ethnicity, and household income in relation to employment. This brief provides a concise and organized presentation of the results, including descriptive graphs. \n \nProduced by the Institute's National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) in collaboration with the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). NLTS2 provides the first national picture of the involvement of families in the educational development of their secondary-school-age children with disabilities.