중도장애인의 이전직장복귀 가능성에 관한 연구

Abstract

This study analyzes factors determining job retention of the workers with acquired disabilities, focusing on human capital theory and discrimination theory. Using 2005 Survey of the Employed with disability collected by the Korea Employment Promotion Agency, we attempt logistic regression analysis. The model specification in this study has classified the factors that affect job retention probability into three categories; demographic, human capital, disability factor. Based on the pertinent results in the employment of the disabled workers, implications in theory and policy would be induced. The major findings are as follows. First, the human capital theory has been proved to be effective for explaining the job retention probability of the disabled workers. The educational factor, one of the factors based on that theory, has been influenced the job retention. Holding other things the same, as the educational year goes up by one unit, the job retention probability goes up by zero point seven percent on the average. Likewise, as the length of service increases by one unit, the probability increases by two point seven percent on the average, holding the other things constant. Second, holding the level of other things fixed, on average, women's job retention probability is less than men's by six point five percent. This result has been implied that the dual discrimination on the women disabled workers still exists in the job retention process of the disabled labor market. Third, one of the disability factors, the disabled type has effected on the job retention probability. Remaining other things the same, the externally corporeal handicapped workers' job retention probability is lower than the internally corporeal handicapped's, on the average. This result has suggested that the determinant of the job retention would be affected by the prejudice or stigmatization on the disabled. Consequently, the discrimination theory seems to be effective for elucidating the job retention probability of the disabled workers.