2015 State Report for County-Level Data: Employment

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2015 Kansas Report for County-Level Data: Employment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the employed count and employment rate for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 2: Employment of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Kansas.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities who are employed, sometimes called the employment rate or employment-to-population ratio, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for the employment of people with disabilities. In this report, the employment of people with disabilities is presented as the number of employed civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the employment rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2015, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

 

 

 

In the ACS, people are also asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups:

  • People who worked at any time during the reference week;
  • People on temporary layoff who were available for work;
  • People who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff);
  • People who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and
  • People not in the labor force. 

In the ACS, people are identified as being employed if they responded as having worked during the past week. 

Specific to Kansas, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for employment statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2015 State Report for Kansas County-Level Data: Employment. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2015 county-level employment statistics from Kansas that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities:
    • The employment rate for people with disabilities in Kansas was 41.5%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people with disabilities across Kansas counties was 56.4%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people with disabilities was Comanche (81.5%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people with disabilities was Morris (25.1%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Kansas was 43.1%.

 

  • For people without disabilities:
    • The employment rate for people without disabilities in Kansas was 79.4%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people without disabilities across Kansas counties was 23.6%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people without disabilities was Lane (91.4%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people without disabilities was Riley (67.8%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Kansas was 81.8%.
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Kansas, by County: 2015
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
   Kansas    180,987 75,048 41.5 1,545,050 1,226,291 79.4    Ellis       1,673    626 37.4    17,048    14,306 83.9
   Allen       1,341    441 32.9     6,148     4,841 78.7  Ellsworth       382    174 45.5     2,688     2,209 82.2
  Anderson       548    207 37.8     3,711     2,993 80.7    Finney      2,036  1,041 51.1    19,849    16,334 82.3
  Atchison     1,449    623 43.0     8,590     6,332 73.7     Ford       1,792    809 45.1    18,613    14,217 76.4
   Barber        350     93 26.6     2,375     1,971 83.0   Franklin     1,820    827 45.4    13,490    10,815 80.2
   Barton      1,779    938 52.7    13,989    11,223 80.2    Geary       2,096    933 44.5    15,614    11,055 70.8
  Bourbon      1,360    376 27.6     6,971     5,614 80.5     Gove         134     75 56.0     1,306     1,105 84.6
   Brown         855    365 42.7     4,675     3,828 81.9    Graham        185     97 52.4     1,217     1,029 84.6
   Butler      3,826  1,615 42.2    34,556    27,781 80.4    Grant         368    133 36.1     4,147     3,210 77.4
   Chase         206     91 44.2     1,190       959 80.6     Gray         298    206 69.1     3,119     2,561 82.1
 Chautauqua      316     91 28.8     1,553     1,226 78.9   Greeley         87     47 54.0       588       506 86.1
  Cherokee     2,188    682 31.2     9,999     7,919 79.2  Greenwood       586    224 38.2     2,895     2,351 81.2
  Cheyenne       159     77 48.4     1,243     1,076 86.6   Hamilton       133     53 39.8     1,397     1,159 83.0
   Clark         130     58 44.6     1,042       856 82.1    Harper        315    152 48.3     2,824     2,263 80.1
    Clay         420    197 46.9     3,950     3,410 86.3    Harvey      2,196    788 35.9    17,567    14,356 81.7
   Cloud         664    200 30.1     4,664     3,729 80.0   Haskell        136     56 41.2     2,229     1,839 82.5
   Coffey        481    205 42.6     4,418     3,616 81.8   Hodgeman       142     92 64.8       891       749 84.1
  Comanche        92     75 81.5       894       731 81.8   Jackson      1,063    440 41.4     6,566     5,499 83.7
   Cowley      2,687    910 33.9    17,881    13,637 76.3  Jefferson     1,270    607 47.8     9,821     7,938 80.8
  Crawford     3,304  1,270 38.4    21,563    16,350 75.8    Jewell        157     83 52.9     1,459     1,236 84.7
  Decatur        165     97 58.8     1,380     1,151 83.4   Johnson     24,310 12,766 52.5   326,366   269,723 82.6
 Dickinson     1,669    599 35.9     9,310     7,428 79.8    Kearny        155     89 57.4     2,068     1,703 82.4
  Doniphan       522    200 38.3     4,270     3,278 76.8   Kingman        479    177 37.0     3,870     3,053 78.9
  Douglas      6,671  3,405 51.0    74,768    55,463 74.2    Kiowa         159     48 30.2     1,313     1,107 84.3
  Edwards        244    129 52.9     1,434     1,167 81.4   Labette      2,051    728 35.5    10,291     8,213 79.8
    Elk          211     77 36.5     1,181       911 77.1     Lane          94     53 56.4       835       763 91.4
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Kansas, by County: 2015
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
Leavenworth    5,834  2,696 46.2    36,901    28,508 77.3     Reno       3,946  1,319 33.4    32,039    25,684 80.2
  Lincoln        176     85 48.3     1,552     1,255 80.9   Republic       271    145 53.5     2,296     1,976 86.1
    Linn         962    365 37.9     4,404     3,285 74.6     Rice         679    266 39.2     5,146     4,194 81.5
   Logan          85     42 49.4     1,494     1,182 79.1    Riley       3,585  1,328 37.0    45,797    31,056 67.8
    Lyon       2,429  1,181 48.6    18,817    14,550 77.3    Rooks         402    168 41.8     2,457     2,139 87.1
   Marion        817    352 43.1     5,990     4,826 80.6     Rush         260    112 43.1     1,532     1,284 83.8
  Marshall       615    289 47.0     4,863     4,097 84.2   Russell        491    238 48.5     3,312     2,722 82.2
 McPherson     1,101    511 46.4    15,847    13,340 84.2    Saline      3,597  1,597 44.4    29,473    24,330 82.6
   Meade         172     80 46.5     2,199     1,844 83.9    Scott         242    135 55.8     2,550     2,228 87.4
   Miami       1,803    775 43.0    17,454    14,152 81.1   Sedgwick    31,728 12,005 37.8   272,869   213,296 78.2
  Mitchell       228    123 53.9     3,259     2,699 82.8    Seward      1,083    364 33.6    12,746     9,815 77.0
 Montgomery    3,178    971 30.6    16,551    12,507 75.6   Shawnee     14,312  4,864 34.0    91,193    73,562 80.7
   Morris        355     89 25.1     2,849     2,367 83.1   Sheridan       127     40 31.5     1,233     1,086 88.1
   Morton        216     55 25.5     1,592     1,221 76.7   Sherman        581    302 52.0     2,885     2,393 82.9
   Nemaha        472    261 55.3     4,978     4,471 89.8    Smith         237     80 33.8     1,728     1,460 84.5
   Neosho      1,431    634 44.3     7,924     6,514 82.2   Stafford       302    154 51.0     2,072     1,748 84.4
    Ness         131     72 55.0     1,501     1,258 83.8   Stanton         95     71 74.7     1,027       910 88.6
   Norton        260    150 57.7     2,470     2,193 88.8   Stevens        263     95 36.1     2,990     2,405 80.4
   Osage       1,437    570 39.7     7,811     5,986 76.6    Sumner      1,558    575 36.9    12,008     9,479 78.9
  Osborne        251     97 38.6     1,779     1,484 83.4    Thomas        489    308 63.0     4,379     3,662 83.6
   Ottawa        388    199 51.3     3,043     2,537 83.4    Trego         132     76 57.6     1,542     1,367 88.7
   Pawnee        441    188 42.6     2,974     2,484 83.5  Wabaunsee       440    141 32.0     3,566     2,896 81.2
  Phillips       377    151 40.1     2,614     2,237 85.6   Wallace         66     23 34.8       784       647 82.5
Pottawatomie   1,036    476 45.9    11,678     9,396 80.5  Washington      320    178 55.6     2,723     2,366 86.9
   Pratt         664    350 52.7     4,932     3,812 77.3   Wichita        104     45 43.3     1,074       909 84.6
  Rawlins        165     68 41.2     1,226     1,017 83.0    Wilson      1,090    442 40.6     3,948     3,172 80.3
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Kansas, by County: 2015
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
  Woodson        284    127 44.7     1,514     1,214 80.2                                                          
 Wyandotte    13,525  4,675 34.6    83,639    62,280 74.5                                                          
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
Count of Employed Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Kansas, by County: 2015

Employment Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Kansas, by County: 2015

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Employed – Individuals were asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups: (1) people who worked at any time during the reference week; (2) people on temporary layoff who were available for work; (3) people who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff); (4) people who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and (5) people not in the labor force. People who responded as having worked during the past week were considered "employed".

Employment Rate — The number of individuals that are employed as a percent of the civilian non-institutional population.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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