|
Kentucky
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Selected
Characteristics
Positive
Employment Outcomes, FY 2003
Outcomes by District
District
|
Positive
Employment Outcomes
|
|
-1- Paducah
|
208
|
|
-2- Madisonville/Hopkinsville
|
241
|
|
-3- Owensboro
|
273
|
|
-4- Bowling Green
|
406
|
|
-5- Louisville
|
296
|
|
-6- Elizabethtown/Shepherdsville
|
294
|
|
-7- Danville/Frankfort
|
243
|
|
-8- Northern Kentucky
|
433
|
|
-9- Lexington
|
338
|
|
-10- West Liberty
|
409
|
|
-11- Somerset/Harlan
|
222
|
|
-12- Ashland/Morehead
|
290
|
|
-13- Corbin
|
162
|
|
-14- Bluegrass
|
502
|
|
-15- Middletown
|
388
|
|
RCDs
|
68
|
|
Totals
|
4,773
|
Weekly Gain in Income per Week by District
Outcomes by District
District
|
Positive
Employment Outcomes
|
|
-1- Paducah
|
$211
|
|
-2- Madisonville/Hopkinsville
|
$206
|
|
-3- Owensboro
|
$265
|
|
-4- Bowling Green
|
$287
|
|
-5- Louisville
|
$340
|
|
-6- Elizabethtown/Shepherdsville
|
$249
|
|
-7- Danville/Frankfort
|
$169
|
|
-8- Northern Kentucky
|
$282
|
|
-9- Lexington
|
$225
|
|
-10- West Liberty
|
$344
|
|
-11- Somerset/Harlan
|
$236
|
|
-12- Ashland/Morehead
|
$299
|
|
-13- Corbin
|
$291
|
|
-14- Bluegrass
|
$199
|
|
-15- Middletown
|
$268
|
|
RCDs
|
$187
|
|
Totals
|
$260*
|
* Statewide
average for FY 2002 was $262
Work Status of Positive Employment Outcomes
Work
Status
|
2003 #
|
2003 %
|
2002 %
|
2001 %
|
2000 %
|
1999 %
|
1998 %
|
|
Competitive
|
4,134
|
86.6
|
87.0
|
89.2
|
89.5
|
89.1
|
89.9
|
|
Sheltered
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
4.3
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
2.9
|
|
Self-employed
|
61
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.6
|
1.9
|
|
Homemaker/Unpaid
Family Worker
|
168
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
4.6
|
5.4
|
6.2
|
5.2
|
|
Employment
with supports in an integrated setting
|
410
|
8.6
|
8.1
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Occupations of Positive Employment Outcomes
Occupation
|
2003 #
|
2003 %
|
2002 %
|
2001 %
|
2000 %
|
1999 %
|
1998 %
|
|
Professional/Technical/Managerial
|
1,045
|
21.9
|
22.2
|
21.7
|
19.5
|
18.4
|
18.7
|
|
Clerical/Sales
|
1,042
|
21.8
|
22.1
|
22.0
|
22.6
|
21.8
|
20.6
|
|
Service
|
1,136
|
23.8
|
23.0
|
20.4
|
21.4
|
22.7
|
22.3
|
|
Agricultural/Forestry/Sales
|
90
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
|
Processing
|
241
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
5.2
|
6.6
|
7.6
|
6.9
|
|
Machine
Trades
|
240
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
6.8
|
7.3
|
6.7
|
7.1
|
|
Benchwork
|
210
|
4.4
|
5.4
|
6.8
|
5.8
|
6.6
|
7.1
|
|
Structural
Work
|
359
|
7.5
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
7.5
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
410
|
8.6
|
8.0
|
8.1
|
7.6
|
7.3
|
7.5
|
.
Priority
Category
Priority
Code
|
2003#
|
2003 %
|
2002 %
|
2001 %
|
2000 %
|
1999 %
|
1998 %
|
|
1
|
1,450
|
30.4
|
25.9
|
23.8
|
20.6
|
17.7
|
15.3
|
|
2
|
1,425
|
29.9
|
33.2
|
37.2
|
40.6
|
43.8
|
53.0
|
|
3
|
1,461
|
30.6
|
29.2
|
27.5
|
25.5
|
24.8
|
17.3
|
|
4
|
418
|
8.8
|
11.3
|
10.6
|
12.1
|
12.0
|
10.7
|
|
5
|
18
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.9
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
3.7
|
|
6
|
1
|
<0.1
|
0
|
0
|
<0.1
|
<0.1
|
<0.1
|
Ethnic Background and Gender of Positive Employment
Outcomes
|
Male
|
Female
|
Totals
|
2003
%
|
2002
%
|
2001
%
|
2000
%
|
1999
%
|
1998
%
|
|
Caucasian
|
2,147
|
1,957
|
4,104
|
86.0%
|
87.1%
|
88.4%
|
87.3%
|
88.0%
|
88.6%
|
|
All
other ethnic groups
|
377
|
292
|
669
|
14.0%
|
12.9%
|
11.6%
|
12.7%
|
12.0%
|
11.4%
|
|
Totals
|
2,524
|
2,249
|
4,773
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003
Percentages
|
52.9%
|
47.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
Percentages
|
53.3%
|
46.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001
Percentages
|
51.8%
|
48.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
Percentages
|
52.5%
|
47.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999
Percentages
|
50.7%
|
49.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
Percentages
|
52.2%
|
47.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disabilities
of Individuals Who Obtained Positive Employment Outcomes
Disability
|
2003#
|
2003%
|
2002 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blindness
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Other
Visual Impairments
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Deafness,
Primary Communication Visual
|
64
|
1.34
|
1.60
|
|
Deafness,
Primary Communication Auditory
|
7
|
0.15
|
0.07
|
|
Hearing
Loss, Primary Communication Visual
|
78
|
1.63
|
.70
|
|
Hearing
Loss, Primary Communication Auditory
|
436
|
9.16
|
8.82
|
|
Other
Hearing Impairments (Tinnitus, Meniere's Disease, hyperacusis, etc.)
|
3
|
0.06
|
0.04
|
|
Deaf-Blindness
|
5
|
0.10
|
0.13
|
|
Communicative
Impairments (expressive/receptive)
|
19
|
0.34
|
.35
|
|
Mobility
Orthopedic/Neurological Impairments
|
270
|
5.66
|
5.20
|
|
Manipulation/Dexterity
Orthopedic/Neurological Impairments
|
127
|
2.66
|
2.52
|
|
Both
mobility and Manipulation/Dexterity Orthopedic/Neurological Impairments
|
167
|
3.50
|
3.55
|
|
Other
Orthopedic Impairments (e.g., limited range of motion)
|
313
|
6.56
|
8.16
|
|
Respiratory
Impairments
|
58
|
1.22
|
1.65
|
|
General
Physical Debilitation (fatigue, weakness, pain, etc.)
|
268
|
5.61
|
6.25
|
|
Other
Physical Impairments (not listed above)
|
130
|
2.72
|
3.20
|
|
Cognitive
Impairments (impairments involving learning, thinking, processing
information and concentration)
|
900
|
18.86
|
17.56
|
|
Psychosocial
Impairments (interpersonal and behavioral impairments, difficulty
coping)
|
1,645
|
34.46
|
34.87
|
|
Other
Mental Impairments
|
283
|
5.93
|
5.31
|
Social
Security Recipients
Individuals
Who Obtained Positive Employment Outcomes
|
2003 #
|
2003 %
|
2002 %
|
2001 %
|
2000 %
|
1999 %
|
1998 %
|
|
SSI
Allowed
|
425
|
8.9%
|
9.2%
|
13.2%
|
12.1%
|
12.4%
|
11.9%
|
|
SSDI
Allowed
|
388
|
8.1%
|
8.6%
|
10.1%
|
9.2%
|
8.1%
|
8.0%
|
|
Both
SSI and SSDI
|
81
|
1.7%
|
2.2%
|
2.7%
|
2.3%
|
2.4%
|
2.1%
|
|
Total
SSA Recipients
|
732
|
15.3%
|
15.7%
|
20.5%
|
19.0%
|
18.1%
|
17.8%
|
Age of Positive Employment Outcomes
Occupation
|
2003#
|
2003%
|
|
Under
20
|
201
|
4.2%
|
|
20
to 29
|
1,774
|
37.2%
|
|
30
to 39
|
1,038
|
21.7%
|
|
40
to 49
|
996
|
20.9%
|
|
50
to 59
|
586
|
12.3%
|
|
60
to 69
|
145
|
3.0%
|
|
Over
70
|
33
|
0.7%
|
.
All Case Closures by District
District
|
Positive
Employment Outcomes
|
Status
28
|
Rehab
Rate
|
Status
08
|
Status
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-1- Paducah
|
208
|
143
|
59.2
|
143
|
187
|
|
-2- Madisonville/Hopkinsville
|
241
|
92
|
72.4
|
140
|
150
|
|
-3- Owensboro
|
273
|
128
|
68.1
|
217
|
141
|
|
-4- Bowling Green
|
406
|
155
|
72.4
|
202
|
220
|
|
-5- Louisville
|
296
|
211
|
58.4
|
193
|
220
|
|
-6- Elizabethtown/Shepherdsville
|
294
|
115
|
71.9
|
163
|
316
|
|
-7- Danville/Frankfort
|
243
|
70
|
78.1
|
212
|
223
|
|
-8- Northern Kentucky
|
433
|
219
|
66.4
|
147
|
366
|
|
-9- Lexington
|
338
|
146
|
69.8
|
209
|
222
|
|
-10- West Liberty
|
409
|
119
|
77.5
|
195
|
197
|
|
-11- Somerset/Harlan
|
222
|
89
|
71.4
|
93
|
198
|
|
-12- Ashland/Morehead
|
290
|
171
|
62.9
|
176
|
102
|
|
-13- Corbin
|
162
|
50
|
76.4
|
67
|
172
|
|
-14- Bluegrass
|
502
|
285
|
63.8
|
312
|
542
|
|
-15- Middletown
|
388
|
217
|
64.1
|
175
|
409
|
|
RCDs
|
68
|
17
|
80.0
|
24
|
14
|
|
Totals
|
4,773
|
2,227
|
68.2
|
2,668
|
3,679
|
|
