- Project number: F 2558
- Institution: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Institute for Applied Social Science (infas)
- Status: Completed Project
Description:
Sound knowledge of the current work situation, captured using suitable and up-to-date indicators, is a key prerequisite for the appropriate design of working conditions. In collaboration with the infas Institute for Applied Social Sciences, the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, BAuA) has developed an accessible survey to gather information on the working conditions of disabled people in the general labour market. This is due to a lack of reliable information on the specific working conditions, organisational context and well-being indicators of people with disabilities.
The developed concept aims to address this knowledge gap. It combines an accessible survey design, a differentiated sampling strategy and a broadly themed questionnaire. This provides a solid foundation for future quantitative surveys on which labour market and health policy measures can be developed.
The survey's target population includes people with and without disabilities who are employed in the general labour market, either as employees or self-employed individuals. The study design is based on the modern understanding of disability as defined by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), recognising not only officially certified disabilities, but also self-assessed impairments.
The sampling strategy was developed in line with the Participation Survey – Representative Survey on the Participation of People with Disabilities commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales, BMAS) – in order to adequately capture employed individuals with disabilities. Through an iterative process supported by expert consultations and a cognitive pretest, a questionnaire consisting of eight thematic modules and over 80 detailed questions (approximately 180 items), was developed.
