Table 6.

Type and reasons for work at home by disability status, 2012 and 2019

Based on Current Population Survey disability supplements in May 2012 and July 2019. Limited to employed workers
	All workers		Employees		Self-employed
	No disability	Disability	No disability	Disability	No disability	Disability
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
Typically work at home	4.7%	7.9%*	2.7%	3.5%	22.8%	33.1%*
Any work at home	23.0%	26.3%*	19.1%	18.7%	58.8%	69.9%*
Hearing impairment		29.5%		19.8%		73.0%*
Vision impairment		22.3%		15.8%		64.4%
Cognitive impairment		21.3%		15.8%		65.4%
Mobility impairment		27.0%*		18.7%		67.8%
Difficulty with self-care		37.2%*		20.9%		81.3%*
Difficulty outside home		27.4%		20.9%		63.0%
Paid for work at home	14.1%	13.6%	14.1%	13.6%	na	Na
Formal arrangement with employer to work at home	10.8%	11.7%	10.8%	11.7%	na	Na
If work at home, reasons for doing so
Less commuting	14.0%	9.5%*	15.9%	11.6%	8.2%	6.3%
Reduced expenses for transportation, food, etc	5.1%	5.5%	5.2%	6.0%	4.7%	4.8%
Coordinate work and family needs	15.9%	11.0%*	17.8%	13.1%	10.3%	7.7%
More control over life	12.6%	8.9%*	13.3%	10.4%	10.4%	6.7%
Illness, disability, health	1.7%	9.6%*	2.1%	10.0%*	0.7%	9.0%*
Mandated to reduce employer costs	3.9%	4.7%	5.1%	6.9%	0.6%	1.2%
Mandated for trans. mgt. or pollution reqs	1.0%	0.7%	1.2%	1.1%	0.2%	0.0%*
More productive	27.1%	23.3%	31.9%	31.4%	12.9%	10.8%
Business at home	21.2%	35.1%	6.4%	13.7%*	65.1%	67.9%
Other	22.2%	21.6%	26.2%	28.8%	10.4%	10.5%
n	93,281	3,896	83,152	10,129	3,239	657

*Significant difference from non-disability sample at p < 0.05

**p < .0.01