November 2025 monthly data are now available via IPUMS CPS. Note that October data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
DIEMPBAR5
Barriers to employment: need for special features at job
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
For respondents that are not employed and report difficulties hearing, seeing, remembering things, moving around, accomplishing personal care tasks, or running errands, DIEMPBAR5 indicates whether the respondent considers needing special features at work to be a barrier to employment.
This variable is part of the Disability Supplement.
Universe
- Adults age 15+ who are unemployed or not in the labor force and report having a disability.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
