Archive: Barbara A. Butrica
Abstract This paper advances an analytic approach to analyzing the full impact, both direct and indirect, of disparities by race, ethnicity and gender using structural equation modeling (SEM) and demonstrates its empirical application for adults ages 55-64 across a range of outcomes related to disability, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications, and SSDI participation. T…
Understanding the Characteristics and Needs of Tribal Community Members for Social Security Delivery
This paper examines the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) ongoing efforts to strengthen its relationship with tribal communities across the U.S. We conducted a descriptive study of service delivery to tribal communities using information from a comprehensive literature review, an analysis of individual- and household-level data from the American Community Survey (ACS), SSA office location data,…
