OBJECTIVE: To compare employment outcomes after @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ) as a function of several important @entity1 characteristics. DESIGN: Field study survey of the employment history of two large samples of @entity1 with @entity1566 . Outcomes were compared as a function of multiple @entity1 characteristics. SETTING: A large rehabilitation hospital in the Southeast, with the collaboration of two Midwestern hospitals. @entity1 : One thousand thirty-two individuals with @entity1566 , 597 from the Southeast and 435 from the Midwest. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Life Situation Questionnaire-revised (LSQ-R), a self-report measure, was used to identify biographic status and to document employment history. RESULTS: On the average, currently employed @entity1 were Caucasian, were younger when injured, had @entity451 , and had completed more years of education. Geographic differences in employment rates disappeared when controlled for multiple factors, including years of education. However, even after controlling for years of education, Caucasian @entity1 were 2.8 times more likely than minority @entity1 to be working at the time of the study. CONCLUSIONS: Rehabilitation professionals need to find creative means to identify and neutralize barriers to employment among individuals from minority groups and to identify meaningful avocations for individuals who are injured when they are near retirement.

Employment after XXXX : differences related to geographic region, gender, and race.

@entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury', 'SCI'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'participant', 'PARTICIPANTS', 'people'] @entity451 :: ('MESH:C536857', 'Disease') :: ['paraplegia']
@entity1566 :: (MESH:D013119,Disease) :: ['spinal cord injury']
