Race differences in a sample of vocational rehabilitation clients with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity131 @entity865 @entity130
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate race differences in demographics, @entity130 , and vocational outcomes for @entity1 with @entity131 . @entity1 : Seventy-five individuals with @entity131 (13 African American, 62 Caucasian) who requested services from the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) over a 2-year period. MEASURES: Demographics (i.e. age, race, level of education), @entity130 (i.e. LOC, @entity865 , length of hospitalization, neuropsychological test scores), VR services provided (e.g. transportation, maintenance, on-the-job training, etc.), and VR outcomes (successfully vs unsuccessfully employed; cost per case). PROCEDURE: All @entity1 completed a standard neuropsychological evaluation and completed VR services (i.e. were followed from enrollment to case closure). HYPOTHESES: African Americans and Caucasians would not differ in demographics or @entity130 , although fewer African Americans would be successfully employed through DVR. ANALYSES: Chi-squares and non-parametric MANOVAs to evaluate race differences in terms of demographics, @entity130 , vocational services provided and vocational outcomes. RESULTS: As hypothesized, there were few race differences in demographics or @entity130 , although African Americans received significantly more transportation services (62 vs 21%). Contrary to hypotheses, there was no difference in the number of successfully employed African Americans (23%) vs Caucasians (18%). CONCLUSIONS: African Americans and Caucasians with @entity131 achieve similar vocational successes if they receive state VR services.
