Table 2.
Obstacles to Working (Items Ranked in Descending Order of Strong Agreement)
| Strongly
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Strongly
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Agree (%) | Agree (%) | |
| Fear of failure | 3 | 13 | 53 | 31 |
| Need for education/skills | 2 | 18 | 54 | 26 |
| Need to stay totally focused on recovery | 2 | 18 | 56 | 24 |
| Impulse control | 1 | 23 | 53 | 23 |
| SSI, SSD, awelfare rules about working | — | 25 | 52 | 23 |
| Need to stay in day treatment/program | 2 | 19 | 57 | 22 |
| Anger management | 2 | 28 | 50 | 20 |
| Therapist says I should wait | 2 | 23 | 58 | 17 |
| Stigma | 2 | 26 | 55 | 17 |
| Not “clean” long enough | 1 | 30 | 52 | 17 |
| Concerns about not fitting in | 3 | 19 | 62 | 16 |
| Difficulties interacting with people | 2 | 24 | 60 | 16 |
SSI = Supplemental Security Income.
SSD = Social Security Disability Insurance (typically abbreviated in the US as “SSD”).