Disability

Key findings on ethnic, gender, and racial disparities

• May 3, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• COVID-19, Demographic trends, Disability, Disparities, Financial well-being, Health, Older workers

The Effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Social Security Disability Insurance

• March 1, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability insurance, Social Security

Retirement Pensions and Disability Insurance for the 21st Century

• March 1, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Disability, Disability insurance, Retirement

This project estimates the degree of disability risk among the United States and English over-50 populations. Using a disability measure that closely matches the criteria used by English and U.S. disability systems, we find both higher levels of disability in…

The Role of Physical, Cognitive, and Interpersonal Occupational Requirements and Working Conditions on Disability and Retirement

• February 28, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Disability, Occupational Requirements Survey, Retirement

Investigating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Provision of Workplace Accommodations in the U.S.

• February 24, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability insurance, Disparities

Work Capacity Assessments for Disability Benefit Determinations: An International Comparison

• February 24, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Disability, Disability insurance, International

The Role of Physical, Cognitive, and Interpersonal Occupational Requirements and Working Conditions on Disability and Retirement

• January 31, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Disability, Occupational Requirements Survey, Retirement

We examine of the role of physical and mental job requirements, as well as hazardous working conditions, on retirement and disability among older individuals in the United States. By linking occupation-level data on job requirements from the Occupational Requirements Survey…

Investigating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Provision of Workplace Accommodations in the U.S.

• January 31, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability insurance, Disparities

This study used data from a nationally representative survey that follows people 50 and older over time (the Health and Retirement Study) to test whether the receipt of workplace accommodations by persons with work limitations varies by race/ethnicity. Workplace accommodations…

Geographic Variation in Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries’ Mortality Rates

• October 25, 2022
• Susan Barnes
• Disability, Disability insurance, Disparities

This project aims to document and understand how SSDI beneficiaries’ mortality rates vary across counties and states, both in absolute terms and relative to nonbeneficiaries in their communities. In addition to describing the geographic dispersion in mortality, we will document…

The Mortality Impacts of the SSDI Waiting Periods

• October 25, 2022
• Susan Barnes
• Affordable Care Act, Disability, Disability insurance, Medicare, Mortality trends

Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries face two waiting periods before they receive benefits.  There is a five-month waiting period for cash benefits and a subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits.  Because of these rules, some individuals with disabilities may…