Social Sciences
4 years ago

Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Face Varying Employment and Earnings Challenges

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Employment, Earnings, and Primary Impairments Among Beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Programs
David R. Mann, Arif Mamun, Jeffrey Hemmeter

Paper Summary

The report looked at how people on Social Security Disability programs are doing in terms of finding work and earning money. They used data from two sources to create detailed measures of the main health issues people have. The results showed that there are big differences in how much people are working and earning money depending on their specific health problems.

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