Employment Needs of People with Mental Disabilities - Centering on Economic Status and Occupational Ability Variables

정신적 장애인의 경제수준, 직업능력 및 취업욕구관련 분석

The study aimed to figure factors affecting employment needs of people with mental disabilities as the employment needs may differ according to income and occupational ability among people with mental disabilities who are classified economically inactive population. Study subjects included 298 economically inactive populations among registered people with mental disability. And the data from 2008-2010 Panel Data of Employment of Person with Disability were analyzed with logistic regression analysis. The result of the study is as follows. It has been found that interested in vocational education of mentally disabled when the graduated from junior high school, the types of intellectual disability, hope education participation rate was high. And then, Mental disabilities with employment needs, male, head of household, when the graduated from junior high school, when ability to increase physical activity and mental disabilities type of autism spectrum disorder when employment desires were. Based on these results, to increase the economic participation of people with mental disabilities, provide vocational rehabilitation services that reflect the needs of people with mental disabilities and employer-driven professional activity is proposed.

본 연구는 정신적 장애인의 경제수준과 직업능력에 따른 취업욕구를 살펴보고 그에 따른 직업재활 활성화 방안을 제안하고자 하였다. 분석자료는 2008년부터 2010년 까지 장애인 고용패널조사에 3년간 참여한 정신적 장애인 298명(가중빈도적용:154,348명)을 대상으로 하였다. 연구결과, 직업교육 참여희망은 남성일 때, 중졸 이상일 때, 자격증을 보유했을 때, 그리고 장애유형중 지적장애일 때 직업교육 참여희망이 높았다. 한편, 취업의사 관련요인은 남성일 때, 가구주일 때, 중등교육 이상 이수하였을 때, 자격증을 보유하고 있을 때, 육체활동 능력이 높아질 때, 그리고 장애유형 중 자폐장애일 때 취업의사가 높았다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 정신적 장애인의 경제활동 참여를 높이기 위하여 정신적 장애인의 의사를 반영한 직업재활 서비스제공 및 사업주 주도적 직업활동 등을 제안하였다.