Table 4.

Bivariate correlations among key barriers to employability

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. Housing	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2. Mental health	.10†	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3. Legal	.02	−.04	–	–	–	–	–	–
4. General health	.01	.26†	−.10†	–	–	–	–	–
5. Employment history	.07*	.11†	.06*	.12†	–	–	–	–
6. Welfare tenure	−.11†	.14†	−.18†	.08†	.14†	–	–	–
7. Education	.03	.03	.01	.07†	.16†	.08†	–	–
8. Readiness to work	.06*	.21†	−.12†	.24†	.32†	.11†	.09†	–
9. Readiness to abstain from substance use	−.05	.01	−.14†	.07†	−.06*	.03	−.01	−.09†

Notes: Housing: stable own = 0; stable other = 1; unstable other = 2; homeless/shelter = 3. Mental health: none = 0; medication only = 1; hospitalization and medication = 2. Legal: none = 0; arrests only (past) = 1; probation/parole (current) = 2. General health: good or better = 0; fair = 1; poor = 2. Employment history: 13 months or more = 0; up to 12 months = 1; none = 2. Welfare tenure: less than 3 months = 0; 3 months to 2 years = 1; 2 to 5 years = 2; 5 years or more = 3. Education: more than 12 years = 0; high school or General Educational Development (GED) credential = 1; less than high school = 2. Readiness to work: currently working = 0; not working but ready to work = 1; not working but considering work = 2; not working and not interested = 3. Readiness to abstain from substance use: maintenance = 0; action = 1; preparation = 2; contemplation = 3; precontemplation = 4.

^*p < .05;

^†p < .01.