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CENTER FOR CAREER FREEDOM
STUDENT-MEMBER CHARACTERISTICS
1999-2003 |
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ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
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TOTAL |
SSDI |
SSI |
SSD & SSI |
PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE |
NONE/
APPLIED |
| BASE |
(517)
100% |
(156)
100% |
(157)
100% |
(83)
100% |
(29)
100% |
(92)
100% |
| DIAGNOSIS |
(100%) |
(30%) |
(30%) |
(16%) |
(6%) |
(18%) |
| Depression/Anxiety |
40 |
35 |
23 |
32 |
69 |
47 |
| Bi-Polar Disorder |
25 |
28 |
15 |
22 |
27 |
22 |
| Schizophrenia |
22 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
7 |
19 |
| Schizoaffective |
21 |
21 |
16 |
39 |
2 |
1 |
| Borderline |
12 |
14 |
9 |
10 |
- |
9 |
| MICA |
5 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
- |
| OCD |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| PTSD |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
- |
2 |
| All Others |
12 |
7 |
10% |
15% |
14 |
11 |
| # of Responses |
1.4 |
1.36 |
1.00 |
1.52 |
1.28 |
1.11 |
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PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATION |
|
| Ever |
50% |
49% |
52% |
48% |
50% |
31% |
| Within Past Year |
34 |
28 |
32 |
37% |
65 |
34 |
| 1-2 Years |
24 |
28 |
17 |
22% |
24 |
31 |
| 3-9 Years |
31 |
27 |
40 |
31 |
11 |
21 |
10 Years
& Over |
11 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
- |
14 |
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HISTORY OF ALCOHOL/
SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
|
| Yes |
32% |
34% |
32% |
29% |
66% |
15% |
| No |
68 |
66 |
68 |
71 |
34 |
80 |
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| EDUCATION |
|
Less than
12th Grade |
11% |
2% |
15% |
9% |
28% |
10% |
High School
Graduate/GED |
28 |
32 |
38 |
12 |
24 |
21 |
| Some College |
36 |
35 |
35 |
48 |
43 |
25 |
College Graduate
or More |
25 |
31 |
12 |
29 |
5 |
41 |
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| GENDER |
|
| Female |
52% |
47% |
45% |
54% |
62% |
63% |
| Male |
48 |
53 |
55 |
46 |
38 |
36 |
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| AGE GROUP |
|
| Under 25 |
3% |
5% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
6% |
| 25 - 34 |
18 |
4 |
29 |
17 |
21 |
19 |
| 35-44 |
35 |
34 |
29 |
46 |
45 |
34 |
| 45-54 |
30 |
39 |
24 |
32 |
30 |
23 |
| 55+ |
14 |
18 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
| Mean |
41 |
46 |
42 |
42 |
41 |
42 |
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| ETHNICITY |
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| Caucasian |
76% |
81% |
72% |
78% |
57% |
77% |
| African-American |
15 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
32 |
16 |
| Hispanic |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
| Asian |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
| All Others |
4 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
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| CASH INCOME |
|
| (Mean/Mo.) |
$564 |
$778 |
$565 |
$602 |
$156 |
$325 |
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FOOD STAMPS
($120/Mo. Avg.) |
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| Yes |
26% |
13% |
39% |
29% |
82% |
1% |
| No |
74 |
87 |
61 |
71 |
18 |
99 |
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| WORK HISTORY |
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| Currently Working |
22% |
21% |
27% |
15% |
10% |
28% |
| Not Working |
78% |
79% |
73% |
85% |
90% |
71% |
Haven't Worked
Past 2 Yrs. |
43 |
39 |
32 |
52 |
50 |
52 |
Haven't Worked
Past 5 Yrs. |
10 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
8 |
Haven't Worked
Over 5 Yrs. |
25 |
25 |
33 |
27 |
10 |
8 |
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JOB TITLE
(Current/Last) |
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Clerical;
Typing, Filing,
Telephone, Mailroom |
25% |
33% |
21% |
- |
- |
29% |
Retail;
Cashiers, Stock, Bag |
17% |
10% |
21% |
22% |
- |
9% |
Maintenance;
Janitors, etc. |
10% |
7% |
13% |
12% |
- |
9% |
Food Service;
Prep., Wait |
8% |
8% |
8% |
- |
- |
9% |
| All Other Titles |
40% |
41% |
36% |
- |
30% |
42% |
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| DRIVERS LICENSE |
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| Yes |
53% |
63% |
50% |
44% |
37% |
58% |
| No |
47 |
37 |
50 |
46 |
62 |
42 |
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| COMPUTER |
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| Yes |
39% |
46% |
38% |
30% |
21% |
46% |
| No |
61 |
54 |
62 |
70 |
79 |
54 |
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| REGISTERED TO VOTE |
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| Yes |
56% |
61% |
48% |
63% |
43% |
59% |
| No |
44 |
39 |
52 |
47 |
55 |
40 |
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