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. 2019 Jun 30;67(3):188–201. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2019.1633166

Table 3.

Variables affecting employment, type of job, and job retention.

Category Employment (n = 398)
  Type of job (n = 101)
Job retention (n = 101 )
B SE OR (95% CI) p B SE OR (95% CI) p B SE β t p
General characteristics                        
  Sex .522 .340 1.686 (.866–3.281) .124 .350 .586 1.419 (.450–4.478) .551 .013 8.924 .001 .001 .999
 Age .058 .019 1.060(1.022–1.100) .002 –.026 .032 .974(.914–1.038) .419 .318 .478 .096 .665 .509
  Education level .953 .220 2.593(1.685–3.990) .000 .269 .384 1.309(.616–2.780) .484 2.893 5.558 .074 .521 .605
  Marital status 1.127 .598 3.088(.957–9.964) .059 –.993 .885 .371(.065–2.098) .262 39.870 17.719 .291 2.250 .028
  Basic living security recipient –1.355 .394 .258(.119–.558) .001 –1.477 .790 .228(.049–1.074) .062 –20.097 8.946 –.284 –2.246 .029
  Use of transportation –.087 .326 .917(.484–1.736) .790 –1.439 .536 .237(.083–.678) .007 –9.836 8.478 –.144 –1.160 .251
Psychological factor                        
  Acceptance of disability .175 .283 1.191(.685–2.073) .536 –.118 .403 .888(.403–1.956) .769 –.224 5.867 –.005 –.038 .970
  Self-esteem –.170 .351 .844(.424–1.680) .628 .015 .557 .1.015(.341–3.025) .979 6.802 8.797 .118 .773 .443
  Employee motivation –.281 .286 .755(.431–1.321) .325 –.036 .421 .874 (.383–1.944) .749 –9.843 6.369 –.242 –1.545 .128
Abilities                          
  Communication ability .012 .177 1.012(.716–1.432) .946 –.488 .267 .614(.364–1.037) .068 5.645 4.130 .171 1.367 .177
  Cognitive ability .101 .361 1.106(.545–2.244) .780 –.961 .643 .383(.108–1.350) .135 –15.667 9.002 –.206 –1.740 .087
  Vocational ability 1.371 .253 3.939(2.400–6.465) .000 .825 .466 2.282(.916–5.687) .077 .788 7.307 .016 .108 .915
Family related factor                          
  Education level of parents –.036 .238 .965(.605–1.539) .881 –1.128 .433 .324(.138–.756) .009 2.515 7.431 .044 .338 .736
  Householder income level .086 .091 1.090(.912–1.304) .344 –.025 .168 .976(.702–1.356) .884 2.869 1.986 .173 1.445 .154
  Family support .520 .165 1.682(1.218–2.322) .002 .012 .297 1.012(.566–1.810) .969 8.815 3.880 .291 2.272 .027
Type of job                 20.940 7.748 .306 2.703 .009
F                   2.866     .000
R2                   .442      
Adjusted R2                   .287