Appendix 5: What type of work do you or your family Appendix 6: What barriers or challenges do you and/or member do? your family member/s face in order to work? % of Occupation # % % of Barriers Total category total Customer Service / Retail 87 16.67 total Cleaning / Janitorial 81 15.52 Work-related costs Community / Social Work 46 8.81 168 27.10 62.22 Cost of transportation Office Administration 32 6.13 66 10.65 24.44 Cost of clothing and equipment General Labour / Construction 23 4.41 31 5.00 11.48 Can't afford to work / income clawbacks Newspaper Delivery 22 4.21 5 0.81 1.85 Cost of child care Snow Removal / Landscaping 20 3.83 270 43.55 100.00 Category total Factory 18 3.45 Disability related Cook / Kitchen Help 16 3.07 63 10.16 36.00 Mental health IT / Internet 8 1.53 54 8.71 30.86 Physical disability and limitations Arts-Related 8 1.53 37 5.97 21.14 Learning / developmental disability Child Care 5 0.96 21 3.39 12.00 Episodic illness or disability Courier 3 0.57 175 28.23 100.00 Category total Entertainment 2 0.38 Other work-related issues 50 8.06 37.31 Need flexible and part work Sheltered Workshop 21 4.02 43 6.94 32.09 Need pre- and continuing employment supports Casual Work 23 4.41 28 4.52 20.90 No jobs / low quality jobs Self-Employed 14 2.68 13 2.10 9.70 Need education / training 134 21.61 100.00 Category total Other 20 3.83 Social 24 3.87 77.42 Discrimination / stigma 7 1.13 22.58 Not currently working 21 4.02 Difficulty with social interaction 31 5.00 100.00 Category total Retired 3 0.57 10 1.61 Other No Answer 49 9.39 620 100.00 620 Total Total 522 100.00
Appendix 5: What type of work do you or your family member do? Occupation # % Customer Service / Retail 87 16.67 Cleaning / Janitorial 81 15.52 Community / Social Work 46 8.81 Office Administration 32 6.13 General Labour / Construction 23 4.41 Newspaper Delivery 22 4.21 Snow Removal / Landscaping 20 3.83 Factory 18 3.45 Cook / Kitchen Help 16 3.07 IT / Internet 8 1.53 Arts-Related 8 1.53 Child Care 5 0.96 Courier 3 0.57 Entertainment 2 0.38 Sheltered Workshop 21 4.02 Casual Work 23 4.41 Self-Employed 14 2.68 Other 20 3.83 Not currently working 21 4.02 Retired 3 0.57 No Answer 49 9.39 Total 522 100.00 Appendix 6: What barriers or challenges do you and/or your family member/s face in order to work? Barriers Total % of total % of category total Work-related costs Cost of transportation 168 27.10 62.22 Cost of clothing and equipment 66 10.65 24.44 Can't afford to work / income clawbacks 31 5.00 11.48 Cost of child care 5 0.81 1.85 Category total 270 43.55 100.00 Disability related Mental health 63 10.16 36.00 Physical disability and limitations 54 8.71 30.86 Learning / developmental disability 37 5.97 21.14 Episodic illness or disability 21 3.39 12.00 Category total 175 28.23 100.00 Other work-related issues Need flexible and part work 50 8.06 37.31 Need pre- and continuing employment supports 43 6.94 32.09 No jobs / low quality jobs 28 4.52 20.90 Need education / training 13 2.10 9.70 Category total 134 21.61 100.00 Social Discrimination / stigma 24 3.87 77.42 Difficulty with social interaction 7 1.13 22.58 Category total 31 5.00 100.00 Other 10 1.61 Total 620 100.00 620
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