Table 1.

Competitive employment rates for three supported employment programs: calculations based on varying timeframes and sample criteria

Program	24-Month participation window				Calendar quartera
	Work interested participants onlyb		All participantsc		Participants active in services
	n/N	%	N/N	%	n/N	%
IPS + ACTd	42/66	64	– e	– e	15/53	28
South Carolina
Vocational PACTf	41/64	64	49/86	57	20/67	30
Massachusetts
Certified clubhouseg	34/58	59	43/89	48	18/69	26
Massachusetts

^a1st quarter 1998; all participants with at least three service contacts and one total hour of service

^bWork interested = participants stating an interest in work at time of study enrollment

^cAll participants = all randomized participants regardless of work interest at time of enrollment

^dIndividual Placement and Support (IPS) program of supported employment integrated with an assertive community treatment program. South Carolina Project: Employment Intervention Demonstration Program

^e– = IPS program exclusion criterion of individuals expressing no work interest

^fVocationally-integrated Program of Assertive Community Treatment. Massachusetts project: Employment Intervention Demonstration Program

^gClubhouse program certified by the International Center for Clubhouse Development. Massachusetts project: Employment Intervention Demonstration Program