Disabilities and employment in 2006

This report provides new knowledge about the employment situation for people with a disability. It shows that people with a disability are just as content with their work as people without a disability. Disabled people are met with the same job requirements and have the same opportunities for influence and development, and the same opportunities for further training.
The authors of the report also show how the flexjob scheme (jobs on special conditions, often subsidised) helps ensure employment for people who, for health reasons, would otherwise be on passive benefits. Furthermore, the authors evaluate the significance of health problems and disabilities for entry to the labour market. Finally, the authors provide an estimate of the employment potential of disabled people without employment.
The report is based on interviews with 9,202 persons aged between 16 and 64 years. Of this number, 2,235 persons took part in a more extensive interview because they are employed in a flexjob or have a long-term health problem.