A Study on the Quality of Work Life of Youth with Disabilities in Taiwan (III)

Two hundred and seventy youth with disabilities were selected by proportionally stratified sampling. Among the 270 subjects, whose quality of work life are completely assessed by the self-devised research instrument, the Quality of Work Life Scale.

In addition to this questionnaire-cum- interview study approach, another twelve cases are under direct observation, interview, and assessment. The quality of work life of these twelve individuals are described by self-devised Work Life Quality Profile. The research findings include that: (1) the different youth with disabilities are holding different jobs respectively; (2) most of the subjects are having jobs with reasonable salary, work hours, and having appropriate fringe benefit coverage; (3) variables, such as, gender, severity of handicaps, marriage status, parent\'s socioeconomic status are proved statistically significantly related to quality of work life by t-test or ANOVA; (4) most of the twelve cases under direct observation have demonstreated satisfaction with \" moderate degree \" on their quality of work life.